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Imperiled innocents : Anthony Comstock and family reproduction in Victorian America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beisel, Nicola Kay
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1997]
Series:Princeton studies in American politics.
Subjects:
Comstock, Anthony, > 1844-1915.
Child rearing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Censorship > United States > History > 19th century.
Social mobility > United States.
United States > Moral conditions > History > 19th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 1865-1918.
1800 - 1918
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Family Reproduction, Children's Morals, and Censorship
  • 2. The City, Sexuality, and the Suppression of Abortion and Contraception
  • 3. Moral Reform and the Protection of Youth
  • 4. Anthony Comstock versus Free Love: Religion, Marriage, and the Victorian Family
  • 5. Immigrants, City Politics, and Censorship in New York and Boston
  • 6. Censorious Quakers and the Failure of the Anti-Vice Movement in Philadelphia
  • 7. Morals versus Art
  • 8. Conclusion: Focus on the Family.