Licentious Gotham - Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York

Zusammenfassung Set in the streets! news depots! publishing houses! grand jury chambers! and courtrooms of New York! this book delves into the stories of the enterprising people who created a thriving transcontinental market for sexually arousing books and pictures! and into the origins of obscenity regulation in the U.S.

Product details

• Authors: Donna Dennis, Dennis Donna
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2009
• EAN: 9780674032835
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03283-5
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 217 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book; New York, History, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Ethical issues and debates