Documenting Intimate Matters
primary sources for a history of sexuality in america
$15.71
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
5 December 2012
Summary
Over time, sexuality in America has changed dramatically. Frequently redefined and often subject to different systems of regulation, it has been used as a means of control; it has been a way to understand ourselves and others; and it has been at the center of fierce political storms, including some of the most crucial changes in civil rights in the last decade. Edited by Thomas A. Foster, Documenting Intimate Matters features seventy-two documents that collectively highlight the broad diversi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226257471 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0226257479 |
| Author: | Thomas A. Foster, John D'Emilio, Estelle B. Freedman |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2012 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 15mm x 2mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“The history of sexuality is a continuing endeavor.
“The history of sexuality is a continuing endeavor. There is still much that has not yet been written about, and interpretations of key topics will inevitably change over time. Studying these documents and reading some of the historical literature can put you on the road to contributing to this exciting and intriguing intellectual endeavor.” (John D’Emilio, from the Introduction)”
About The Author
Thomas A. Foster
Thomas A. Foster is associate professor and chair of the Department of History at DePaul University. He is the author of Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man: Massachusetts and the History of Sexuality in America and the editor of Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America and New Men: Manliness in Early America.
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