Pornography And Democratization: Legislating Obscenity In Post-communist Russia

by Paul Goldschmidt

Overview

Explores the politics of pornography and censorship in Russia today as a facet of the overall process of creating a liberal democracy in the Former Soviet Union. In this book, Paul Goldschmidt explores the politics of pornography in Russia today as a facet of the overall process of creating a liberal democracy in the Former Soviet Union. He clarifi

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000307740
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)
File size:	501 KB

About the Author

Paul W. Goldschmidt teaches political science at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Western Preconceptions -- Intelligentsiia and Narod -- Liberal Conservatives and Libertarian Censors -- Enlightening Proletarian Tastes -- The Censor is Dead, Long Live the Censor! -- Blue Laws in a Red Country -- Anti-Pornography Feminists in the Land of Misogyny -- Sexual Education as an Alternative -- Conclusions -- Russia's Chief Censors -- Administrative Structure of Glavlit

Editorial Reviews

Goldschmidt (political science, U. of Wisconsin-Platteville) explores the politics of pornography and censorship in Russia today as a facet of the overall process of creating a liberal democracy in the former Soviet Union. The author compares Western and Russian approaches to pornography, surveys Russian sexually explicit literature, and evaluates the contributions of two strains of Western feminism to the debate. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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