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Drawing together insights from media studies, sociology and science
and technology studies, this book is one of the first major studies
of media coverage, policy debates and public perceptions of
nanotechnologies, and makes a fascinating and timely contribution
to debates about the public communication of science.
Engendering Emotions examines the production and promotion of the
idea of sex/gender difference in emotional experience and
expression in the contemporary West. Focusing on the psychology of
emotions and on the spheres of aggression and war, and love,
intimacy and sex, it explores how the idea of emotional difference
serves to define and govern relations between men and women. The
book draws on diverse theoretical work and recent empirical data to
chart new territory in the study of sex/gender differences.
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Sex, money, and politics-no, it's not a thriller novel. Minneapolis
Madams is the surprising and riveting account of the Minneapolis
red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. Penny
Petersen brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of
Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these "houses of ill
fame" rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century and then
were finally shut down in the early twentieth century. In their
heyday Minneapolis brothels were not only open for business but
constituted a substantial economic and political force in the city.
Women of independent means, madams built custom bordellos to suit
their tastes and exerted influence over leading figures and
politicians. Petersen digs deep into city archives, period
newspapers, and other primary sources to illuminate the Minneapolis
sex trade and its opponents, bringing into focus the ideologies and
economic concerns that shaped the lives of prostitutes, the men who
used their services, and the social-purity reformers who sought to
eradicate their trade altogether. Usually written off as deviants,
madams were actually crucial components of a larger system of
social control and regulation. These entrepreneurial women bought
real estate, hired well-known architects and interior decorators to
design their bordellos, and played an important part in the
politics of the developing city. Petersen argues that we cannot
understand Minneapolis unless we can grasp the scope and
significance of its sex trade. She also provides intriguing
glimpses into racial interactions within the vice economy,
investigating an African American madam who possibly married into
one of the city's most prestigious families. Fascinating and
rigorously researched, Minneapolis Madams is a true detective story
and a key resource for anyone interested in the history of women,
sexuality, and urban life in Minneapolis.
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