Vice Capades: Sex, Drugs, and Bowling from the Pilgrims to the Present

by Mark Stein

Book Overview

From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the nation's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that our views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. While laws against nude dancing have become less restrictive, laws restricting sexual harassment have been enacted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612348947
• ISBN13: 9781612348940
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 8.8"