Sex among the Rabble An Intimate History of Gender and Power in the Age of Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830 |
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| Author:
| Lyons, Clare A. |
| Series title: | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5675-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Shows that men and women created a vibrant urban pleasure culture, including the eroticization of print culture. By reading representations of sex against actual behavior, the author reveals the clash of meanings given to sex and illuminates struggles to recast sexuality in order to eliminate its subversive potential.
Shows that men and women created a vibrant urban pleasure culture, including the eroticization of print culture. By reading representations of sex against actual behavior, the author reveals the clash of meanings given to sex and illuminates struggles to recast sexuality in order to eliminate its subversive potential.