Michael Meyer: A Dirty, Filthy Book
A Dirty, Filthy Book
Buch
- Sex, Scandal, and One Woman's Fight in the Victorian Trial of the Century
- Random House UK Ltd, 02/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Trade paperback (UK)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780753559932
- Bestellnummer: 11087632
- Gewicht: 700 g
- Maße: 234 x 153 mm
- Stärke: 40 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 8.2.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath, and opens her defence.Annie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are on trial for the sordid crime of publishing and selling a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably - forty-five years before the first woman will be admitted to the English bar - Annie is defending herself. Before Britain's highest judge she declares it is a woman's right to choose when, and if, to have children. At a time when women were legally and socially subservient to men, Annie's defiant voice was a sensation. The riveting trial scandalised newspapers, captivated the British public and sparked a debate over morals, censorship and sex.
Drawing on unpublished archives, private papers and courtroom transcripts - and featuring an incredible cast including Queen Victoria, George Bernard Shaw and London itself - A Dirty, Filthy Book tells the gripping story of a forgotten pioneer who refused to accept the role the Establishment assigned to her. Instead, she chose to resist.
Biografie
Dr. Michael Meyer ist wissenschaftlicher Assistent am Institut für Soziologie der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien.Mehr von Michael Meyer
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