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Pornography on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
A survey of the changing and charged relationship between pornography and legislation in 20th century America. Groups battling pornography must demonstrate that the products they seek to ban are truly obscene and not legitimately protected by the First Amendment-a requirement that often leads to public debate and controversy.
Author(s) | By Thomas C. Mackey. |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 335 |
Published in | United States |
Published | 5 Nov 2002 |
Availability | Not yet available |
A survey of the changing and charged relationship between pornography and legislation in 20th century America. Groups battling pornography must demonstrate that the products they seek to ban are truly obscene and not legitimately protected by the First Amendment-a requirement that often leads to public debate and controversy.
Thomas C. Mackey is associate professor and chair of the History Department at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.