Obscenity Rules: Roth v. United States and the Long Struggle over Sexual Expression (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
"Strub combines a sweeping review of American history with the richness of biography and insightful analysis. He offers a deep and subtle understanding of the most significant Supreme Court case on obscenity, as well as a profound commentary on the complex, contradictory sexual politics of the decades since World War II." John D'Emilio, coauthor ofIntimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America"A first-rate cultural history and an important contribution to understanding the unsteady course of First and Fourth Amendment freedoms in the United States." Jay A. Gertzman, author ofSamuel Roth, Infamous Modernist"An important and meticulously researched study of the pivotal case in the Supreme Court's anguished attempts to balance the right of people to read, see, and hear what they wish against society's interest in protecting itself." Laura Wittern-Keller, coauthor ofThe Miracle Case: Film Censorship and the Supreme Court