Sexual Sites, Seminal Attitudes Sexualities, Masculinities and Culture in South Asia |
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| Editor:
| Srivastava, Sanjay |
| Series title: | Studies on Contemporary South Asia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7619-9777-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $103.00 |
Book Description:
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This book situates current research into the sexual cultures of South Asia within a cross-cultural perspective. The book argues that in societies undergoing rapid social and cultural change, the construction of sexuality and the discourses that gather around it have a fundamental connection with an entire range of processes - social, cultural, economic, political and global - with which people must engage. The contributors have studied sexuality as a site around which social and...
More DescriptionThis book situates current research into the sexual cultures of South Asia within a cross-cultural perspective. The book argues that in societies undergoing rapid social and cultural change, the construction of sexuality and the discourses that gather around it have a fundamental connection with an entire range of processes - social, cultural, economic, political and global - with which people must engage. The contributors have studied sexuality as a site around which social and cultural ideas may be expressed.