Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture

Jews Have Played An Integral Role In The History Of Obscenity In America. For Most Of The 20th Century, Jewish Entrepreneurs And Editors Led The Charge Against Obscenity Laws. Jewish Lawyers Battled Literary Censorship Even When Their Non-jewish Counterparts Refused To Do So, And They Won Court Decisions In Favour Of Texts Including 'ulysses', 'a Howl', 'lady Chatterley's Lover', And 'tropic Of Cancer'. In This Book, Josh Lambert Addresses The Jewishness Of Participants In Obscenity Controversies In The Us Directly, Exploring The Transformative Roles Played By A Host Of Neglected Figures In The Development Of Modern And Postmodern American Culture.