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The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Obscene Obsession
The Pornography Wars The Past Present and Future of America's Obscene Obsession
Author: Kelsy Burke
For readers of Peggy Orenstein and Rebecca Traister, an authoritative, big think look at pornography in all its facets -- historical, religious, and cultural. — In the 1960s, sex researchers Masters and Johnson declared the end of the fake orgasm. Nearly two decades later, in 1982, evangelical activist Tim LaHaye foretold th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781635577365
ISBN-10: 1635577365
Publication Date: 7/19/2022
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is a well-written and surprisingly balanced introduction to the ongoing controversy over pornography. The book begins with a history of porn and obscenity laws, then the authors introduces the reader to indivduals and representatives of both sides of the pornography wars. The section about whether or not porn can be an addiction and its alleged treatments went on too long, but other than that this was an interesting read.


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