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Sexuality in world history / Peter N. Stearns.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Themes in world historyPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: 172 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415777766 (hardback)
  • 0415777763 (hardback)
  • 9780415777773 (pbk.)
  • 0415777771 (pbk.)
  • 9780203880326 (e book)
  • 0203880323 (e book)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ12 .S698 2009
Contents:
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.
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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.