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Saving us from ourselves: contraception, censorship and the 'evil literature'controversy of 1926 |
Horgan, John
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In the history of Irish public policy on communications. the ban on the publication of information about contraception merits a special place. It existed for half a century. and the circumstances of Its elaboration and Implementation offer a special insight Into the sensitivity of Irish governments on matters of sexual morality, as well as into public and media attitudes to the controversies Involved.
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Keyword(s):
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Law; History; Mass media; Political science; Censorship of Publications Act; contraception; abortion; sexual morality |
Publication Date:
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1995 |
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Type:
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Other |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Unknown |
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Language(s):
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English |
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Institution:
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Dublin City University |
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Citation(s):
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Horgan, John (1995) Saving us from ourselves: contraception, censorship and the 'evil literature'controversy of 1926. Irish Communications Review, 5 (1). pp. 61-67. ISSN 0791-0010 |
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Publisher(s):
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Dublin Institute of Technology |
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File Format(s):
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application/pdf |
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Related Link(s):
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http://doras.dcu.ie/21773/1/Horgan_ICR_Vol_5.pdf,
http://arrow.dit.ie/icr/vol5/iss1/7 |
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2017-05-10 05:06:09 Last Updated:
2019-02-09 06:13:31 |
