Respectability on Trial: Sex Crimes in New York City, 1900-1918
Author:   Brian Donovan
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438461953


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   15 October 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Respectability on Trial: Sex Crimes in New York City, 1900-1918


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Author:   Brian Donovan
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781438461953


ISBN 10:   143846195
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   15 October 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Trials of the First Sexual Revolution 2. Date Rape and the Crime of Seduction 3. Rape and the Double Bind of Progressive-Era Femininity 4. White Slaves and Ordinary Prostitutes 5. Sodomy, Manhood, and Consent 6. Conclusion: Rethinking Sexual Revolution Notes Bibliography Index

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Brian Donovan's newest study, Respectability on Trial ... is an invaluable addition to the ever-growing library of scholarly works on the history of Gotham. His well-researched and carefully argued work reminds New Yorkers that there's always something more to learn about their remarkable city. - New York Journal of Books


"""Brian Donovan's newest study, Respectability on Trial ... is an invaluable addition to the ever-growing library of scholarly works on the history of Gotham. His well-researched and carefully argued work reminds New Yorkers that there's always something more to learn about their remarkable city."" - New York Journal of Books"


Author Information

Brian Donovan is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas and the author of White Slave Crusades: Race, Gender, and Anti-vice Activism, 1887-1917.

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