Bookleggers and Smuthounds by Jay A Gertzman
This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today."[An] absorbing account of an often overlooked corner of American publishing history"—Publishers Weekly
"Gertzman's book is important; it opens a new topic of study and establishes groundwork for debate."—Journal of American History
"A major work of scholarship."—AB Bookman's
"A detailed and fascinating study."—The Library
"This excellent study deserves to be ready by any lawyer and jurist. . . . It raises profound questions, which still haunt the legal scene."—New York Law Journal
Jay A. Gertzman is Professor Emeritus of English at Mansfield University and has been actively involved with the National Coalition Against Censorship based in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812217988 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812217985 |
| Title | Bookleggers and Smuthounds |
| Author | Jay A Gertzman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Year published | 2001-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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