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Available
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Publication
Stein and Day (1980), Hardcover, 480 pages
Description
A long, cool and entertaining look at sexual attitudes, customs and practices in all the world's major civilizations past and present. Drawing on art, architecture, literature and theology, as well as a whole alphabet of scientific disciplines, the author places that great imperative of humanity - the sex drive - in its widest historical perspective. More than a history of sex alone it is a history of relationships between the sexes and a history of how sex and sexuality have influenced the whole course of human development.
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LibraryThing member kaelirenee
In interesting, informative, and in-depth look at how sex has changed as history continues. Gender roles, pornography, and religion are all considered in this book as ways that sex has shaped our history, and vice versa.
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Language
Original publication date
1980-04
Physical description
480 p.; 8.8 inches
ISBN
9780812825800
Local notes
OCLC = 1544
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