Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse

by Elizabeth D. Heineman

Struggling to survive in post­-World War II Germany, Beate Uhse (1919-2001)--a former Luftwaffe pilot, war widow, and young mother--turned to selling goods on the black market. A self-penned guide to the rhythm method found eager buyers and started Uhse on her path to becoming the world's largest erotica entrepreneur. Battling restrictive legislation, powerful churches, and conservative social mores, she built a mail-order business in the 1950s...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226325210
• ISBN13: 9780226325217
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"