Skip to content

The New Politics of Pornography
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The New Politics of Pornography Hardcover - 1989 - 1st Edition

by Donald Alexander Downs


From the publisher

Fresh empirical evidence of pornography's negative effects and the resurgence of feminist and conservative critiques have caused local, state, and federal officials to reassess the pornography issue. In The New Politics of Pornography, Donald Alexander Downs explores the contemporary antipornography movement and addresses difficult questions about the limits of free speech. Drawing on official transcripts and extensive interviews, Downs recreates and analyzes landmark cases in Minneapolis and Indianapolis. He argues persuasively that both conservative and liberal camps are often characterized by extreme intolerance which hampers open policy debate and may ultimately threaten our modern doctrine of free speech. Downs concludes with a balanced and nuanced discussion of what First Amendment protections pornography should be afforded. This provocative and interdisciplinary work will interest students of political science, women's studies, civil liberties, and constitutional law.

Details

  • Title The New Politics of Pornography
  • Author Donald Alexander Downs
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 290
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press
  • Date 1989-11
  • ISBN 9780226161624 / 0226161625
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.31 x 0.89 in (23.72 x 16.03 x 2.26 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Obscenity (Law) - United States, Obscenity (Law) - Minnesota - Minneapolis
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89034968
  • Dewey Decimal Code 347.304

Media reviews

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 11/03/1989, Page 0

About the author

Donald Alexander Downs is associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is the author of Nazis in Skokie: Freedom, Community, and the First Amendment.
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

The New Politics of Pornography
More Photos

The New Politics of Pornography

by Downs, Donald Alexander

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226161624 / 0226161625
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$34.00
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Chicago Press, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Dustjacket wrapped in protective sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$34.00
FREE shipping to USA