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Taming passion for the public good : policing sex in the early republic

Author
Kann, Mark E.
Title
Taming passion for the public good : policing sex in the early republic / Mark E. Kann.
Format
Book
Published
New York : New York University Press, c2013.
Description
ix, 237 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index.
Contents
  • In the shadow of patriarchal authority
  • Resilient patriarchal authority
  • The need to police sex
  • Policing impassioned men
  • Policing women's sex lives
  • Policing prostitution
  • The patriarchal core of liberalism.
Kinsey subjects
Sex ethics--United States--18th century. Sex ethics--United States--17th century.
ISBN
9780814770191 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0814770193 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780814764671 (ebk.) 0814764673 (ebk.) 9780814759462 (ebk.) 0814759467 (ebk.)

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
176 K26 t2 2013
Location
Auxiliary Library Facility - Kinsey Institute