reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author
"A passionately argued, cogently written, lively discourse on the increasingly peculiarpolitics of sex."
"--New York Times Book Review"
"Defending Pornography is valuable precisely because of its lucid, broad exploration of the long debate over pornography."
"--The Washington Post Book World"
"A triumphant (and sensual) view of women that stands in stark contrast to thebleak vision of powerlessness and paternalism offered her critics."
"--The Wall Street Journal"
Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for "defending" pornography.
