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1 online resource (292 pages) |
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Genders and sexualities in history |
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Genders and sexualities in history.
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| Contents |
1. Sexual Revolutions: An Introduction / Gert Hekma and Alain Giami -- 2. Sexual Liberalism in Sweden / Lena Lennerhed -- 3. The Long Sexual Revolution: The Police and the New Gay Man / Peter Edelberg -- 4. A Radical Break with a Puritanical Past: The Dutch Case / Gert Hekma -- 5. Catholics and Sexual Change in Flanders / Wannes Dupont -- 6. The Long History of the 'Sexual Revolution' in West Germany / Franz Eder -- 7. Sexual Revolution(s) in Britain / Matt Cook -- 8. The Revival of Sexuality Studies in France in the Late 1950s / Sylvie Chaperon -- 9. Therapies of Sexual Liberation in France: Society, Sex and Self / Alain Giami -- 10. The Ambivalent Sexual Emancipation of Daniel Gǔrin / Rostom Mesli -- 11. The Gay Liberation Movement in France / Michael Sibalis -- 12. Pornography, Perversity and the Sexual Revolution / Jeffrey Escoffier -- 13. 'Sex Freedom Girls Speak Out': Women in Sexual Revolution / Massimo Perinelli -- 14. The Sexual Revolution in the USSR: Dynamics Beneath the Ice / Dan Healey -- 15. Abortion, Christianity, Disability: Western Europe / Dagmar Herzog -- 16. Paedophilia, Homosexuality and Gay and Lesbian Activism / David Paternotte |
| Summary |
"The sexual revolution of 1960-1980 created a major break in attitudes and practices in Western societies. It created many new freedoms for gay men, youth and women, in terms of sexual imagery, information, and rights. Leftists denounced the revolution's consumerism whilst feminists lamented its continuation of sexism. Conservatives criticised the extreme individualism which it purportedly encouraged and the subsequent loss of traditional values. The contributions chosen by Gert Hekma and Alain Giami offer a critical exploration of these changes in the Western world, as well as in the USSR, engaging with topics such as abortion, contraception, sexuality, paedophilia, pornography, and the law. Surveys from this time suggest a transformation in the practices and attitudes of the general population. A comprehensive analysis of this shift, 'Sexual Revolutions' explores the views of feminists, leftists, liberals, artists, scholars and church leaders. The repercussions of the sexual revolution went beyond sexuality. It was a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' that coincided with major social changes in issues such as religiosity, education, justice, medicine, politics, institutions, and arts, and so this work begins to reveal the many aspects of the sexual revolution"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Sex -- History -- 20th century
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Sexual freedom -- History -- 20th century
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Sexual ethics -- History -- 20th century
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Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 -- c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) -- Europe -- USA.
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History of the Americas -- c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) -- Europe -- USA.
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European history -- c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) -- Europe -- USA.
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Social & cultural history -- c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) -- Europe -- USA.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Sex.
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Sexual ethics.
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Sexual freedom.
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Sexualverhalten
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Sexuelle Revolution
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Liberté sexuelle -- Vingtième siècle -- Histoire.
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Sexualitet -- historia.
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Sexualetik -- historia.
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Psychology: sexual behaviour -- Europe -- United States of America, USA -- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
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Social & cultural history -- Europe -- United States of America, USA -- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
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History of the Americas -- Europe -- United States of America, USA -- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
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European history -- Europe -- United States of America, USA -- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
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History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hekma, Gert, editor.
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Giami, Alain, editor
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| ISBN |
9781137321466 |
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1137321466 |
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