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Edward De Grazia (1927–2013)

Author of Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Genius

3+ Works 188 Members 2 Reviews

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Works by Edward De Grazia

Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Genius (1992) 168 copies, 2 reviews

Banned Films : Movies, Censors and the First Amendment (1982) 18 copies

Censorship landmarks (1969) 2 copies

Associated Works

Naked Lunch (1959) — Contributor, some editions — 7,170 copies, 69 reviews

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Canonical name: De Grazia, Edward
Legal name: de Grazia, Edward Richard
Other names: Grace, Edward
Birthdate: 1927-02-05
Date of death: 2013-04-11
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Place of death: Potomac, Maryland, USA
Education: University of Chicago
Occupations: Lawyer
law professor
legal historian
free speech advocate
anti-censorship activist
Organizations: Cardozo School of Law
United States Air Force

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Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and… by Edward De Grazia

Full of fascinating information about obscenity laws, pointing out how they're inconsistently (and sometimes illegally) applied, and how authors and publishers fought back and sometimes lost. Well worth the time to read.

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Bill_Peschel | 1 other review | Oct 16, 2010 |

Girls Lean Back Everywhere by Edward De Grazia

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Works: 3
Also by: 1
Members: 188
Popularity: #115,783
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 7

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