Passion and Power: Sexuality in History

By Kathy Peiss

Book Overview

Explores the experiences, ideas, and conflicts that have shaped the emergence of modern sexual identities. This work features articles on sexual assault, homosexuality, birth control, venereal disease, sexual repression, pornography, and the AIDS epidemic, which examine the ways that sexuality has become a core element of modern social identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877226377
• ISBN13: 9780877226376
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"