Beschreibung:
Susan M. Schweik
A hard look at an ugly chapter in America's history
Contents; Preface vi; Introduction 1; Part I: The Emergence of the Ugly Laws 31; 1. Producing the Unsightly 32; 2. Getting Ugly 57; 3. The Law in Context 91; 4. The Law in Language 118; 5. Dissimulations 153; Part II: At the Unsightly Intersection 196; 6. Gender, Sexuality and the Ugly Law 197; 7. Immigration, Ethnicity and the Ugly Law 232; 8. Race, Segregation and the Ugly Law 259; Part III: The End of the Ugly Laws 289; 9. The Right to the City 290; 10. Rehabilitating the Unsightly 323; 11. All about Ugly Laws, for Ten Cents 358; Conclusion 388; Appendix 406; Notes 414; Bibliography 506; Index; About the Author 598