Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: ISBN: 9781108895996 Category : Sex Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Volume I offers historiographical surveys and general overviews of central topics, such as the sexual body, family, sexual violence, and erotic art and literature. A critical introduction to world sexualities for students and scholars alike"--
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 110890128X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 645
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Volume I offers historiographical surveys and general overviews of central topics in the history of world sexualities. Split across twenty-two chapters, this volume places the history of sexuality in dialogue with anthropology, women's history, LGBTQ+ history, queer theory, and public history, as well as examining the impact Freud and Foucault have had on the history of sexuality. The volume continues by providing overviews on the sexual body, family and marriage, the intersections of sexuality with race and class, male and female homoerotic relations, trans and gender variant sexuality, the sale of sex, sexual violence, sexual science, sexuality and emotion, erotic art and literature, and the material culture of sexuality.
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108901328 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 787
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Volume IV examines the intersections of modernity and human sexuality through the forces, ideas, and events that have shaped the modern world. Through eighteen chapters, this volume examines connections between sexuality and the defining forces of modern global history including capitalism, colonialism, migration, consumerism, and war; sexuality in modern literature and print media; sexuality in dictatorships and democracies; and cultural changes such as sex education and the sexual revolution. The volume ends with discussions of the difficult issues we in the modern world continue to face, such as restrictions on reproductive rights, sex tourism, STDs and AIDS, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and illiberal attacks on sexuality.
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108901298 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 806
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Volume II focuses on systems of thought and belief in the history of world sexualities, ranging from early humans to contemporary approaches. Comprising eighteen chapters, this volume opens with a chapter on the evolutionary legacy and then delves into the sexualities of ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and Rome, continuing with pre-modern South Asia, China, and Japan, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. Chapters include an examination of sexuality in the religious traditions of Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and also look at more recent approaches, including scientific sex, sexuality in socialism and Marxism, and the intersections between sexuality, feminism, and post-colonialism.
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108901301 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 1066
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Volume III provides in-depth analyses of specific times and places in the history of world sexualities, to investigate more closely the lived experience of individuals and groups to reveal the diversity of human sexualities. Comprising twenty-five chapters, this volume covers ancient Athens, Rome, and Constantinople; eighth- and ninth-century Chang'an, ninth- and tenth-century Baghdad, and tenth- through twelfth-century Kyoto; fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Iceland and Florence; sixteenth-century Tenochtitlan, Istanbul, and Geneva; eighteenth-century Edo, Paris, and Philadelphia; nineteenth-century Cairo, London, and Manila; late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Lagos, Bombay, Buenos Aires, and Berlin, and twentieth-century Sydney, Toronto, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. Broad in range, this volume sheds light on continuities and changes in world sexualities across time and space.
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781108842105 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume III provides in-depth analyses of specific times and places in the history of world sexualities, to investigate more closely the lived experience of individuals and groups to reveal the diversity of human sexualities. Comprising twenty-five chapters, this volume covers ancient Athens, Rome, and Constantinople; eighth- and ninth-century Chang'an, ninth- and tenth-century Baghdad, and tenth- through twelfth-century Kyoto; fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Iceland and Florence; sixteenth-century Tenochtitlan, Istanbul, and Geneva; eighteenth-century Edo, Paris, and Philadelphia; nineteenth-century Cairo, London, and Manila; late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Lagos, Bombay, Buenos Aires, and Berlin, and twentieth-century Sydney, Toronto, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. Broad in range, this volume sheds light on continuities and changes in world sexualities across time and space.
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks Publisher: ISBN: 9781108816243 Category : Sex Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Volume I offers historiographical surveys and general overviews of central topics, such as the sexual body, family, sexual violence, and erotic art and literature. A critical introduction to world sexualities for students and scholars alike"--
Author: Kim M. Phillips Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135304769 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 477
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Over the past twenty years, historians have overturned nearly everything we once took for granted about human sexuality. Gender, sexual orientation, "deviance," and even the biology of sex have been unmasked for what they are-historically specific, culturally contested, and above all, unstable constructions.
Author: Robert M. Buffington Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1405120495 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 306
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A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative, wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Explores what sexuality has meant in the everyday lives of individuals over the last 200 years Organized around four major themes: the formation of sexual identity, the regulation of sexuality by societal norms, the regulation of sexuality by institutions, and the intersection of sexuality with globalization Examines the topic from a comparative, global perspective, with well-chosen case studies to illuminate the broader themes Includes interdisciplinary contributions from prominent historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and sexuality studies scholars Introduces important theoretical concepts in a clear, accessible way
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Author: Kim M. Phillips
Author: Robert M. Buffington
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