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Selling Sexual Knowledge investigates the fascinating history of medical publishing in Victorian Britain, specifically focusing on how publishers managed to distribute knowledge about human sexuality while operating under strict obscenity regulations. Sarah Bull analyzes the complex relationship between medical authority, legal restrictions, and commercial interests that shaped the publication of sexual knowledge during the nineteenth century.
The book examines case studies of influential medical texts and the strategies publishers employed to present sexual content as legitimate scientific material worthy of protection from obscenity charges. Bull explores how medical professionals, publishers, and booksellers negotiated the boundaries between acceptable scientific discourse and prohibited obscene material, ultimately revealing how these debates shaped modern attitudes toward sexual education and medical publishing.
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