The Frail Social Body: Pornography, Homosexuality, and Other Fantasies in Interwar France Volume 36
(Part of the Studies on the History of Society and Culture Series)
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Amid the national shame and subjugation following World War I in France, cultural critics there--journalists, novelists, doctors, and legislators, among others--worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. Carolyn J. Dean shows how these critics attempted to reconstruct the "bodily integrity" of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography. Dean's provocative work demonstrates the importance of this...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520219953
ISBN13:9780520219953
Release Date:January 1
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:275 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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