Andrew Wender Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1265877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Wender Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew Wender |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University History Department, 151 Eggers, , Syracuse, NY 13244 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The History and Legacy of Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Laws
The figure of Anthony Comstock may seem like an odd historical relic: a repressed, puritanical, anti-sex reformer from a bygone past. And yet, because his namesake act has been revived as a potential strategy for limiting access to reproductive healthcare, Comstock is no joke. Today, some Americans see the Comstock Act, passed by Congress in 1873, as a pathway to banning abortion and other reproductive care, effectively jettisoning any need for n…
Comstock, Reconstruction Politics, and Moral Surveillance
It is best to think of Anthony Comstock’s campaign against vice as a response to Reconstruction that afflicted the nation long after that period was over. Comstock’s rise in the 1870s was not organic; it was backed by wealthy patrons engaged in intense political fighting over issues such as racial equality, taxation, and democracy. And although Comstock began by arresting vendors of so-called obscene goods, he soon expanded his portfolio, pursuin…
Enforcing Gender at the Polls
Between 1800 and 1860, individuals deemed female by society donned male attire, represented themselves as men, and tried unlawfully to vote, thus challenging the gender binary at the foundation of U.S. democracy. Newspapers regularly featured those who were caught, describing how officials used inspection, violence, and ridicule to deny them the vote and reassert the association between gender and assigned birth sex. Commentators also linked thes…
Running the Numbers
Resisting Judgment
There Was a Crooked History
The Racketeer's Progress
The Racketeer's Progress: Chicago and the Struggle for the Modern American Economy, 1900–1940 Get access Cohen Andrew Wender. The Racketeer's Progress: Chicago and the Struggle for the Modern American Economy, 1900–1940. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xv, 333 pp. $60.00. George Leidenberger George Leidenberger Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ame…
Business Myths, Lawyerly Strategies, and Social Context
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Business Myths, Lawyerly Strategies, and Social Context
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Business Myths, Lawyerly Strategies, and Social Context
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The Racketeer's Progress
The Racketeer's Progress: Chicago and the Struggle for the Modern American Economy, 1900–1940 Get access Cohen Andrew Wender. The Racketeer's Progress: Chicago and the Struggle for the Modern American Economy, 1900–1940. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xv, 333 pp. $60.00. George Leidenberger George Leidenberger Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ame…
There Was a Crooked History
Resisting Judgment
Enforcing Gender at the Polls
Between 1800 and 1860, individuals deemed female by society donned male attire, represented themselves as men, and tried unlawfully to vote, thus challenging the gender binary at the foundation of U.S. democracy. Newspapers regularly featured those who were caught, describing how officials used inspection, violence, and ridicule to deny them the vote and reassert the association between gender and assigned birth sex. Commentators also linked thes…
Running the Numbers
The History and Legacy of Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Laws
The figure of Anthony Comstock may seem like an odd historical relic: a repressed, puritanical, anti-sex reformer from a bygone past. And yet, because his namesake act has been revived as a potential strategy for limiting access to reproductive healthcare, Comstock is no joke. Today, some Americans see the Comstock Act, passed by Congress in 1873, as a pathway to banning abortion and other reproductive care, effectively jettisoning any need for n…
Comstock, Reconstruction Politics, and Moral Surveillance
It is best to think of Anthony Comstock’s campaign against vice as a response to Reconstruction that afflicted the nation long after that period was over. Comstock’s rise in the 1870s was not organic; it was backed by wealthy patrons engaged in intense political fighting over issues such as racial equality, taxation, and democracy. And although Comstock began by arresting vendors of so-called obscene goods, he soon expanded his portfolio, pursuin…
History (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · American History and Culture (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Classics (2 works)