Censoring Sex: A Historical Journey Through American Media

by John Semonche

Book Overview

In this gracefully written, accessible and entertaining volume, John Semonche surveys censorship for reasons of sex from the nineteenth century up until the present. He covers the various forms of American media-books and periodicals, pictorial art, motion pictures, music and dance, and radio, television, and the Internet. Despite the varieties of censorship, running from self-censorship to government bans, a common story is told. In each of the areas,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742551326
• ISBN13: 9780742551329
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.7"