Guarding life's dark secrets : legal and social controls over reputation, propriety, and privacy / Lawrence M. Friedman.

Author/creator Friedman, Lawrence M., 1930-
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2007.
Description348 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Privacy, Right of--United States. --History.
Libel and slander--United States. --History.
Sex and law--United States. --History.

Contents The general argument -- Status and mobility in the nineteenth century -- Sticks and stones : the law of defamation -- The Victorian compromise : slippage and control in the moral laws -- The anatomy of blackmail -- Good women, bad women : seduction, breach of promis, and related matters -- Censorship : its rise and fall -- Into the twentieth century -- Privacy and reputation in the late twentieth century -- Defamation in contemporary times -- A summing up--and a cautious look at the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-330) and index.
LCCN 2007027940
ISBN9780804757393 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804757399 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF 1262 .F75 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold