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Crossing Over the Line
David J. Langum
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Description for Crossing Over the Line
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226468709
SKU
V9780226468709
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