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In this brief, eye-opening policy history, Charles succeeds in delivering a primer on the FBI's efforts to police obscenity over the course of much of the twentieth century. -- The Historian

�Charles explores a previously neglected aspect of FBI history and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the politics of morality that have shaped our nation.�--Athan Theoharis, author of The FBI and American Democracy �A fascinating and important addition to the growing scholarship on the history of pornography in America and its pivotal role in our politics and culture.�--David K. Johnson, author of The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government �Originality. Not many scholars achieve it, but Charles impresses with this example of breakthrough scholarship.�--Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of The FBI: A History Charles explores a previously neglected aspect of FBI history and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the politics of morality that have shaped our nation. --Athan Theoharis, author of The FBI and American Democracy A fascinating and important addition to the growing scholarship on the history of pornography in America and its pivotal role in our politics and culture. --David K. Johnson, author of The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government Originality. Not many scholars achieve it, but Charles impresses with this example of breakthrough scholarship. --Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of The FBI: A History In this brief, eye-opening policy history, Charles succeeds in delivering a primer on the FBI's efforts to police obscenity over the course of much of the twentieth century. --The Historian

In this brief, eye-opening policy history, Charles succeeds in delivering a primer on the FBI's efforts to police obscenity over the course of much of the twentieth century. The Historian

In this brief, eye-opening policy history, Charles succeeds in delivering a primer on the FBI's efforts to police obscenity over the course of much of the twentieth century. <i><b>The Historian</i></b>

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Douglas M. Charles is assistant professor of history at the Pennsylvania State University's Greater Allegheny campus outside of Pittsburgh. Educated at Penn State, Marquette University, and the University of Edinburgh, he is a specialist in American history with a research focus on the FBI and its targeting of gays, obscenity, and its political surveillance activities.

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