Forbidden History: The State, Society, and the Regulation of Sexuality in Modern Europe
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226257835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 401 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jones on "Discourses on and of AIDS in West Germany, 1986-1990."Offering the most up-to-date scholarship from a significant and growing field, this collection is essential for both students and faculty in social history, family history, women's and gender studies, gay studies, sociology and literature.. Essays by Randolph Trumbach on "Sex, Gender, and Identity in Modern Culture: Male Sodomy and Female Prostitution in Enlightenment London"; Ruth Perry on "Colonizing the Breast: Sexuality and Maternity in Eighteenth Century England"; Theo van der Meer on "Female Same-Sex Offenders in Late Eighteenth Century Amsterdam"; Robin Ann Sheets on "Pornography, Fairy Tales, and Feminism: Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber'"; and James W. How have society's values and attitudes toward sexuality and morality changed over the centuries? Why and how has the state sought to criminalize certain forms of sexual behavior and to control reproduction? How have churches tried to influence the state in its regulation of sexuality?This anthology encompasses a broad range of essays on sexuality spanning European history from the fifteenth century to the present. The topics in this collection of fifteen essays have both historic importance and current rele
"The Prude Lobby" according to booksThe Prude Lobby books4parents It has been a long time since I read this book so I can't give the author the detailed praise he deserves, but this book is priceless in documenting how popular belief in ancient religious doctrine has guided criminal legislation for centuries. One of the limitations of democracy is that certain groups (prudes in this case) can wield enough power to arrogantly impose their personal preferences on everybody else.Such arrogance is. parents. It has been a long time since I read this book so I can't give the author the detailed praise he deserves, but this book is priceless in documenting how popular belief in ancient religious doctrine has guided criminal legislation for centuries. One of the limitations of democracy is that certain groups (prudes in this case) can wield enough power to arrogantly impose their personal preferences on everybody else.Such arrogance is