Sexual Blackmail: A Modern History

by Angus McLaren

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Sexual blackmail first reached public notice in the late eighteenth century when laws against sodomy were exploited by the unscrupulous to extort money from those they could entrap. Angus McLaren chronicles this parasitic crime, tracing its expansion in England and the United States through the Victorian era and into the first half of the twentieth century. The labeling of certain sexual acts as disreputable, if not actually criminal--abortion,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:067400924X

ISBN13:9780674009240

Release Date:November 2002

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Americas Criminology England Ethics & Professional Responsibility Europe Gay & Lesbian History Humanities Law Military

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