A Cultural History of Sexuality presents an overarching survey from ancient times to the present. With six volumes covering 2800 years, this is the most authoritative history of sexuality in all its many forms across Western cultures. Volume 1: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World Edited by Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg, and Peter Toohey, University of Calgary Volume 2: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages Edited by Ruth Evans, Saint Louis University Volume 3: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Renaissance Edited by Bette Talvacchia, University of Connecticut Volume 4: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Enlightenment Edited by Julie Peakman, Birkbeck College, University of London Volume 5: Sexuality in the Age of Empire Edited by Chiara Beccalossi, University of Queensland, Australia, and Ivan Crozier, University of Edinburgh Volume 6: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age Gert Hekma, University of Amsterdam Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: 1. Heterosexuality; 2. Homosexuality; 3. Sexual Variations; 4. Sex Religion, and the Law; 5. Sex, Medicine and Disease; 6. Sex, Popular Beliefs and Culture; 7. Prostitution; 8. Erotica. This means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Berg Publishers, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-10
1847888011
ISBN-13
9781847888013
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114939218
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
History: Specific Subjects
Dimensions
Weight
752g
Height
244mm
Width
172mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Edited by
Ruth Evans
Series Title
The Cultural Histories
Content Note
42 Bw Illus
Author Biography
Ruth Evans is Dorothy McBride Orthwein Chair of English at St Louis University. She has recently co-edited Medieval Virginities, Medieval Cultural Studies and Secrets, Mysteries and Silences.
Date of Publication
01/03/2012
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
History: Specific Subjects
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