Selling sexual knowledge: medical publishing and obscenity in victorian britain
Auteur :
Bull, Sarah
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009578073
Date de publication :
10 juil. 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This innovative work is the first study of how medical publications on sexual matters were made, promoted, and sold in Victorian Britain. Bull demonstrates how arguments about obscenity were embraced by publishers and practitioners, shaping persistent myths about Victorian sexuality. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.