Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality Since 1800 Contributor(s): Weeks, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138963178 ISBN-13: 9781138963177 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 19th Century - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) |
Dewey: 306.709 |
LCCN: 2017003393 |
Series: Themes in British Social History |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.62 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A pioneering study which has become an established classic in its field, Sex, Politics and Society provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of the transformations of British sexual life from 1800 to the present. These changes are firmly located in the wider context of British social, political and cultural life, from industrialization, urbanisation and the impact of Empire and colonisation, through the experience of economic disruption, World Wars, the establishment of the welfare state, changing patterns of gender and the emergence of new sexual identities. This book also charts the rise of both progressive and conservative social movements, including feminism, LGBT activism, and fundamentalist movements. It is a history where the past continues to live in the present, and where the present provides ever more complex, and often controversial patterns of sexual life, with sexual and gender issues at the heart of contemporary politics. Now fully revised and updated, this edition examines key new developments including:
Combining rich empirical detail with innovative theoretical insights, Sex, Politics and Society remains at the cutting edge of the subject, and this fourth edition will inspire and provoke a whole new generation of readers in history, sociology, social policy and critical sexuality studies. |