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August 1996
412 pp., 49 illus.
$26.95/£19.95 (PAPER)
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ISBN-10:
0-942299-69-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-942-29969-4

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Cloth (1993)
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The Invention of Pornography, 1500-1800
Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity
Edited by Lynn Hunt

In America today the debate over the censorship of pornography continues to call into question the values of a modern, democratic culture. The Invention of Pornography, a groundbreaking collection of critical essays, traces the history and uses of pornography in early modern Europe, offering for the first time the historical perspective crucial to understanding current controversies in politics and the arts.

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"Fascinating...a fiercely intelligent and provocative collection that provides new insights into both the origins of modern pornography and the dynamics of cultural modernity."
—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times





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