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Vice Capades: Sex, Drugs, and Bowling from the Pilgrims to the Present
Mark Stein
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Description for Vice Capades: Sex, Drugs, and Bowling from the Pilgrims to the Present
Hardback. From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the US's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that American views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HPQ; JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the nation's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that our views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. While laws against nude dancing have become less restrictive, laws restricting sexual harassment have been enacted. While marijuana is no longer illegal everywhere, restrictive laws have been enacted against cigarettes. Stein examines this nation's inconsistent moral compass and how the powers-that-be in each era determine what ... Read more
From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the nation's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that our views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. While laws against nude dancing have become less restrictive, laws restricting sexual harassment have been enacted. While marijuana is no longer illegal everywhere, restrictive laws have been enacted against cigarettes. Stein examines this nation's inconsistent moral compass and how the powers-that-be in each era determine what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612348940
SKU
V9781612348940
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Ref
99-15
About Mark Stein
Mark Stein is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. He has published several books, including How the States Got Their Shapes, a New York Times best seller and the basis for the eponymous History Channel series, and American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why.
Reviews for Vice Capades: Sex, Drugs, and Bowling from the Pilgrims to the Present
This is classic Mark Stein: funny and wise and full of verve. An erudite and fun read. - Bob Davis, coauthor of Prosperity Vice Capades exposes our racist and sexist history but reads like a Jon Stewart segment. - Marianne Noble, author of The Masochistic Pleasures of Sentimental Literature Mark Stein once again shines brilliant light ... Read more