Screen LibrarySexuality in world history
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Themes in world history |
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| Carrier Form: | 172 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780415777766 (hardback) 0415777763 (hardback) 9780415777773 (pbk.) 0415777771 (pbk.) 9780203880326 (e book) 0203880323 (e book) |
| Index Number: | C913 |
| CLC: | C913.14-09 |
| Call Number: | C913.14-09/S799 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : the whys and hows of sex history -- Sexuality and the rise of agriculture -- Sexuality in the classical period -- The impact of religion on sexuality, to 1450 -- Sex in an age of trade and colonies -- Western society, 1750-1950 : a first sexual revolution and the Victorian response -- Global trends and variations in the age of imperialism -- Sex in contemporary world history -- Epilogue : sexuality from past to present. Examining sexuality in the past, and exploring how it helps explain sexuality in the present, this work uses a chronological structure to focus on major patterns and changes in sexuality in the main periods of world history, with comparison and discussion across cultures and societies. |