The Making of the Modern Body: Sexuality and Society in the Nineteenth Century
Catherine Callagher
242 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0520059603
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 1987
AnthropologyCulturalEuropean HistoryGender and SexualityHistoryNonfictionScienceSexualitySociologyVictorian
The body in its cultural context has become a rich topic for interdisciplinary studies. This book brings together theoretically sophisticated and empirically revealing contributions that present the most advanced work in this new field.