Lust on Trial - Censorship Rise of American Obscenity in Age of Anthony Comstock

Zusatztext Werbel’s book is well worth reading; it adds to our understanding of the transformation of American culture in the early decades of the twentieth century. Informationen zum Autor Amy Werbel is associate professor of the history of art at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the author of Thomas Eakins: Art! Medicine! and Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia (2007). Klappentext Amy Werbel provides a colorful journey through professional censor Anthony Comstock's career that doubles as a history of post-Civil War America's risque visual and sexual culture. Lust on Trial provides fresh insights into Comstock! the sexual habits of Americans during his era! and the complicated relationship between law and cultural change. Zusammenfassung Amy Werbel provides a colorful journey through professional censor Anthony Comstock’s career that doubles as a history of post-Civil War America’s risqué visual and sexual culture. Lust on Trial provides fresh insights into Comstock, the sexual habits of Americans during his era, and the complicated relationship between law and cultural change. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Anthony Comstock! From Canaan to Gotham 2. Onward Christian Soldiers: Creating the Industry and Infrastructure of American Vice Suppression 3. Taming America's "Rich" and "Racy" Underbelly (Volume I: 1871-1884) 4. Artists! Libertarians! and Lawyers Unite: The Rise of the Resistance (Volume II: 1884-1895) 5. New Women! New Technology! and the Demise of Comstockery (Volume III: 1895-1915) Conclusion: Postmortem Acknowledgments Abbreviations Notes Selected Books! Articles! and Digital Resources Index

Product details

• Authors: Amy Werbel, Amy Beth Werbel
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780231175227
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17522-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Media Studies, American History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Pornography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Local History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Southeastern & South Atlantic States, Ethical Issues: Pornography & Obscenity, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States