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The Routledge history of sex and the body : 1500 to the present / edited by Sarah Toulalan and Kate Fisher.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Toulalan, Sarah, editor.
Fisher, Kate, editor.
Series:
Routledge histories
Routledge handbooks
The Routledge histories
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sex--Western countries--History.
Sex.
Sexology--Western countries--History.
Sexology.
Human body--Western countries--History.
Human body.
History.
Western countries.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
Language Note:
Text in English.
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Summary:
The Routledge History of Sex and the Body is a landmark publication that provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. An expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the history of homosexuality, is developing, this volume is a timely contribution to the field, laying out the current scholarship and looks towards future directions. Focusing on the history of sexuality and the body in the West but also interactions with a broader globe, The Routledge History of Sex and the Body thematically surveys the major areas of discussion. Covering themes such as science, identity, the gaze, courtship, reproduction, sexual violence and the importance of race, the volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sexuality and the body. Each thematic part is divided into two chronological chapters by different contributors, and each piece works both independently and in conjunction with each other. Including contributors renowned in their field of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of sexuality and the body. Book jacket.
Contents:
pt. 1. Studying the body and sexuality
part 2. Sexual science and the medical understandings of the body
part 3. Examining the body : science, technology and the exploration of the body
part 4. Body and mind : sexuality and identity
part 5. Clothing and nakedness
part 6. Pornography and erotica
part 7. Knowledge and experience
part 8. Life cycles
part 9. Courtship and marriage
part 10. Reproduction
part 11. Prostitution
part 12. Sexual violence and rape
part 13. Sexual disease
part 14. Bodies, sex and race.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
ISBN:
9780203436868
0203436865
OCLC:
839832753
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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