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OverviewThe policing of pornography remains the subject of widespread and ongoing controversy. This book provides a history of this policing which is geared towards understanding the current debate. The authors demonstrate that obscenity law cannot be understood negatively as censorship and must instead be seen as part of the positive administration of a particular practice of sexuality. They also argue that pornography itself should be described negatively as a mere representation of real sex but positively as a real practice of sex using representations. This history indicates that obscenity law is not, as liberals claim, a mistaken attempt to police moral ideas, but rather forms part of the legitimate governmental regulation of a problematic social conduct. At the same time it asks whether feminists might not be mistaken in attributing this conduct to the nature of the male imagination. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Saunders , Dugald Williamson , David Saunders , Dugald WilliamsonPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.392kg ISBN: 9780333398968ISBN 10: 0333398963 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 20 November 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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