The Routledge History of Sex and the Body
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The Routledge History of Sex and the Body

1500 to the Present

  1. 592 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Routledge History of Sex and the Body

1500 to the Present

About this book

The Routledge History of Sex and the Body provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. The history of sex and the body is an expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the history of homosexuality, is developing. This book examines the current scholarship and looks towards future directions across the field.

The volume is divided into fourteen thematic chapters, which are split into two chronological sections 1500 – 1750 and 1750 to present day. Focusing on the history of sexuality and the body in the West but also interactions with a broader globe, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and 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 sex and the body. The book concludes with an afterword in which the reader is invited to consider some of the 'tensions, problems and areas deserving further scrutiny'.

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.

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Yes, you can access The Routledge History of Sex and the Body by Sarah Toulalan, Kate Fisher, Sarah Toulalan,Kate Fisher in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Social History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780415472371
eBook ISBN
9781136744280
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Social History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. THE ROUTLEDGE HISTORY OF SEX AND THE BODY 1500 to the Present
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. List of illustrations
  5. Contributors
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Part I Studying the body and sexuality
  9. Part II Sexual science and the medical understandings the body
  10. Part III Examining the body: science, technology and the exploration of the body
  11. Part IV Body and mind: sexuality and identity
  12. Part V Clothing and nakedness
  13. Part VI Pornography and erotica
  14. Part VII Knowledge and experience
  15. Part VIII Life cycles
  16. Part IX Courtship and marriage
  17. Part X Reproduction
  18. Part XI Prostitution
  19. Part XII Sexual violence and rape
  20. Part XIII Sexual disease
  21. Part XIV Bodies, sex and race
  22. Afterword: On ‘compulsory sexuality’, sexualization, and history
  23. Select bibliography
  24. Index