The frail social body :: pornography, homosexuality, and other fantasies in interwar France /

Following World War I, cultural critics in France worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. This study shows how these critics attempted to reconstruct the "bodily integrity" of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography.

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1. Verfasser: Dean, Carolyn J. (Carolyn Janice), 1960-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2000.
Schriftenreihe:Studies on the history of society and culture ; 36.
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Zusammenfassung:Following World War I, cultural critics in France worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. This study shows how these critics attempted to reconstruct the "bodily integrity" of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 263 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-251) and index.
ISBN:9780520923485
0520923480
0585390142
9780585390147
0520219953
9780520219953

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