The history of sex in American film / Jody W. Pennington.
The history of sex in American film / Jody W. Pennington.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N791.43653/44
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English
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Physical content
xii, 216 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Drawing the line : codes and laws -- 2. Shifting boundaries -- 3. Inside out -- 4. Everybody's doing it - aren't they? -- 5. To have or not to have sex -- 6. Puritanical past in a pornographic light -- 7. From the closet to the screen -- 8. Mainstream adultery -- 9. Children in the dark.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"This work begins with an examination of some of the earliest altercations in what later came to be known as "the culture wars," and follows those skirmishes, more often than not provoked by American film, up to the modern day. By looking at how sex in the cinema has contributed to the demise of the fragile consensus between liberals and conservati...
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The history of sex in American film / Jody W. Pennington.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N791.43653/44
Record Identifier
74VKzPvyVDWy
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ISBN
0275992268 (alk. paper)
9780275992262 (alk. paper)
DDC
791.436538
MMS ID
991023353379702626
