Consent - Sexual Rights and the Transformation of American Liberalism (Hardcover)

Haag examines the nineteenth-century obsession with the perils of seduction and twentieth-century disputes over white slavery, arranged marriages, interfacial relationships, and rape. The history of heterosexual modernity and identity must, she argues, be viewed as a crucial component of a much larger historical narrative -- that of the ways in which individual freedom and citizenship have been continually redefined in American liberal culture. She illuminates the development of liberalism from its "classic" stage that ended after the post-Reconstruction era to a "modern" version that came to fruition with the judicial acceptance of the right to privacy. Finally, she shows how debates over the meaning of heterosexual consent and violence contributed to this transformation.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1999
Authors:	Pamela Susan Haag
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-2142-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Sexual behaviour Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8014-2142-X
Barcode:	9780801421426

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