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Sex among the Rabble: An Intimate History of Gender and Power in the Age of Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830 - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press New edition
Clare A. Lyons
Sex among the Rabble: An Intimate History of Gender and Power in the Age of Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830 - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press New edition
Clare A. Lyons
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.
440 pages, 15 illustrations, 29 tables, 2 figures, 2 maps, notes, bibl., index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 28, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780807856758 |
Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 432 |
Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 26 mm · 630 g |
Language | English |
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