{"product_id":"desire-a-history-of-european-sexuality-paperback","title":"Desire: A History of European Sexuality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping survey of sexuality in Europe from the Greeks to the present, \u003ci\u003eDesire: A History of European Sexuality \u003c\/i\u003efollows changing attitudes to two major concepts of sexual desire - desire as dangerous, polluting, and disorderly, and desire as creative, transcendent, even revolutionary - through the major turning points of European history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronological in structure, and wide ranging in scope, \u003ci\u003eDesire\u003c\/i\u003e addresses such topics as sex in ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, sexual contact and culture clash in Spain and colonial Mesoamerica, new attitudes toward sexuality in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and sex in Bolshevik Russia and Nazi Germany. The book introduces the concept of \"twilight moments\" to describe activities seen as shameful or dishonorable, but which were tolerated when concealed by shadows, and integrates the history of heterosexuality with same-sex desire, as well as exploring the emotions of love and lust as well as the politics of sex and personal experiences. This new edition has been updated to include a new chapter on sex and imperialism and expanded discussions of Islam and trans issues. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a rich array of sources, including poetry, novels, pornography, and film, as well as court records, autobiographies, and personal letters, and written in a lively, engaging style, \u003ci\u003eDesire \u003c\/i\u003eremains an essential resource for scholars and students of the history of European sexuality, as well as women's and gender history, social and cultural history and LGBTQ history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Silence, Men's Violence: Sexual Assault in England, 1770-1845 \u003c\/i\u003e(1987), \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for the Breeches: Gender and the Making of the British Working Class \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), \u003ci\u003eScandal: The Sexual Politics of the British Constitution \u003c\/i\u003e(2003), and \u003ci\u003eAlternative Histories of the Self: A Cultural History of Sexuality and Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). She is a professor at the University of Minnesota, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408644784306,"sku":"9780815352525","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6efc4d2b34670f8d1946b7a720f7f9fc.webp?v=1778249871","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/desire-a-history-of-european-sexuality-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}