Sexuality in Europe

by Dagmar Herzog

Book Overview

This original book brings a fascinating and accessible account of the tumultuous history of sexuality in Europe from the waning of Victorianism to the collapse of Communism and the rise of European Islam. Although the twentieth century is often called 'the century of sex' and seen as an era of increasing liberalization, Dagmar Herzog instead emphasizes the complexities and contradictions in sexual desires and behaviours, the ambivalences surrounding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521691435
• ISBN13: 9780521691437
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"