Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America, Third Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226923800 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 536 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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comprehensive great information HISTORY of sexuality in America NOT a sex guide book! Trezrun Lawrence this is a text book so people's whiny reviews that "it reads like a text book" are ridiculous, it is a text book, you're either able to handle intellectual reading or you're not. it's not a "sex" book. It's a history of sexuality within north american history from colonial on through the 1970's 80's.The book discusses the shifting values and mores and how sexuality was considered a societal issue for Puritans sexuality was about procreation and all within the realms of marriage neighbors and people spied on one another, tattled on each other and then saw punishment done for breaking laws. This. SJSW"Five Stars" according to SJSW22. very good condition - no complaints!. "Five Stars" according to SJSW22. very good condition - no complaints!. said Five Stars. very good condition - no complaints!. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Excellent source!! Thanks so much!!
With new and extended chapters, D’Emilio and Freedman give us an even deeper understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics and culture throughout our history and into the present. Hailed by critics for its comprehensive approach and noted by the US Supreme Court in the landmark Laurence v. Texas ruling, this expanded new edition of Intimate Matters details the changes in sexuality and the ongoing growth of individual freedoms in the United States through meticulous research and lucid prose. Praise for earlier editions“The book John D’Emilio co-wrote with Estelle B. D’Emilio and Freedman marshal their material to chart a gradual but decisive shift in the way Americans have understood sex and its meaning in their lives.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review “With comprehensiveness and care D’Emilio and Freedman have surveyed the sexual patterns for an entire nation across four centuries.” —Martin Bauml Duberman, Nation. Freedman, Intimate Matters, was cited by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when, writing for a majority of court on July 26, he and his colleagues struck down a Texas law criminalizing sodomy. The decision was widely hailed as a victory for
"This book is remarkable. Intimate Matters is bound to become the definitive survey of American sexual history for years to come."