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Public Indecency in England 1857-1960 : "a serious and growing evil" /
"Throughout the nineteenth century and twentieth century, various attempts were made to define and control problematic behaviour in public by legal and legislative means through the use of a somewhat nebulous concept of "indecency". Remarkably however, public indecency remains a much...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2015.
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| Collection: | Routledge SOLON explorations in crime and criminal justice histories ;
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 1. The historical background : indecency and the rise of moral activism
- 2. The intensification of the indecency agenda 1857-1885
- 3. 'Demoralization' and moral activism : fighting the 'serious and growing evil' 1885-1908
- 4. A real or imagined enigma? 'Stemming the tide of corruption' : indecency 1908-1960
- 5. 'Indecorous and inexpedient' : Visual and aural indecency in the dramatic arts 1857-1960
- 6. Indecency in practice : the policing and judicial response
- 7. Intoxicated indecency : how the drink problem was resolved
- 8. Conclusion.