Crossing Over the Line: Legislating Morality and the Mann ACT Tapa blanda - 2007

Paperback / softback. New. Crossing over the Line describes the folly of the Mann Act of 1910-a United States law which made travel from one state to another by a man and a woman with the intent of committing an immoral act a major crime. Spawned by a national wave of "white slave trade" hysteria, the Act was created by the Congress of the United States as a weapon against forced prostitution. This book is the first history of the Mann Act's often bizarre career, from its passage to the amendment that finally laid it low. In David J. Langum's hands, the story of the Act becomes an entertaining cautionary tale about the folly of legislating private morality. Langum recounts the colorful details of numerous court cases to show how enforcement of the Act mirrored changes in America's social attitudes. Federal prosecutors became masters in the selective use of the Act: against political opponents of the government, like Charlie Chaplin; against individuals who eluded… Leer más

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2007. Paperback. New. 324 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2007. Paperback. New. 324 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Chicago Press, 2007-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!