On pornography : literature, sexuality, and obscenity law /

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Author / Creator:Hunter, Ian, 1949-
Imprint:New York : Macmillian, c1993.
Description:xiii, 290 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1325088
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Other authors / contributors:Saunders, David, 1940-
Williamson, Dugald, 1946-
ISBN:0333398963
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-274) and index.
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Summary:The policing of pornography remains a subject of widespread controversy. On Pornography provides a history of this policing and an understanding of the current debate. The authors show that obscenity law should not be understood negatively as censorship but as part of the positive administration of a particular practice of sexuality. This book indicates that obscenity law is not, as liberals claim, a mistaken attempt to police moral ideas, but rather forms part of the legitimate governmental regulation of a problematic social conduct.
Physical Description:xiii, 290 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-274) and index.
ISBN:0333398963