A Global History of Sexual Science, 1880-1960 (Paperback)

Sex has no history, but sexual science does. Starting in the late nineteenth century, people all over the world suddenly began to insist that understandings of sex be based on science. As Japanese and Indian sexologists influenced their German and American counterparts, and vice versa, sexuality, modernity, and imaginings of exotified "Others" became intimately linked. The first anthology to provide a worldwide perspective on the birth and development of the field, A Global History of Sexual Science contends that actors outside of Europe-in Asia, Latin America, and Africa-became important interlocutors in debates on prostitution, birth control, and transvestism. Ideas circulated through intellectual exchange, travel, and internationally produced and disseminated publications. Twenty scholars tackle specific issues, including the female orgasm and the criminalization of male homosexuality, to demonstrate how concepts and ideas introduced by sexual scientists gained currency throughout the modern world.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California World History Library, 26
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Veronika Fuechtner • Douglas E Haynes • Ryan M. Jones
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-29339-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-520-29339-8
Barcode:	9780520293397

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