The Frail Social Body: Pornography, Homosexuality, and Other Fantasies in Interwar France - Studies on the History of Society and Culture - Carolyn J. Dean - Books - University of California Press - 9780520219953 - February 16, 2000
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The Frail Social Body: Pornography, Homosexuality, and Other Fantasies in Interwar France - Studies on the History of Society and Culture

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Amid the national shame and subjugation following World War I in France, journalists, novelists, doctors, and legislators worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. This title shows how they attempted to reconstruct the 'bodily integrity' of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography.


275 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 16, 2000
ISBN13 9780520219953
Publishers University of California Press
Pages 275
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 25 mm   ·   590 g

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