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Prurient Interests

- Gender, Democracy, and Obscenity in New York City, 1909-1945

About Prurient Interests

Exploring motion pictures, burlesque, and Broadway theater-three forms of entertainment that were regularly condemned by anti-obscenity activists in the early 1900s-Friedman shows how the struggle to define and regulate obscenity played out in New York before it was codified nationally by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231110679
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 290
  • Published:
  • July 17, 2000
  • Dimensions:
  • 241x165x18 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Prurient Interests

Exploring motion pictures, burlesque, and Broadway theater-three forms of entertainment that were regularly condemned by anti-obscenity activists in the early 1900s-Friedman shows how the struggle to define and regulate obscenity played out in New York before it was codified nationally by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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