Governing Pleasures: Pornography and Social Change in England, 1815-1914

by Lisa Z. Sigel

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Governing Pleasures is a historical account of the production, distribution, and consumption of pornography in Great Britain from the early nineteenth century to the turn of the twentieth. Lisa Z. Sigel examines how pornography changed over time as a cultural and symbolic object in British society, and asks: What was considered pornographic? Who looked at pornography and read it? What sorts of messages did this medium transmit to both men and women?...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813530024

ISBN13:9780813530024

Release Date:February 2002

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory England Europe Gay & Lesbian Historical Study & Educational Resources History History & Criticism Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Nonfiction

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