Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America
- ISBN-10
- 0060915501
- ISBN-13
- 9780060915506
- Series
- Intimate Matters
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 428
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Authors
- John D'Emilio, Estelle B. Freedman
Description
Traces changing American attitudes towards human sexuality, discusses social issues involving race, gender, class, and sexual preference, and looks at crusaders for sexual change
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- 2012-12-03
- 560 pages
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- 2012-12-03
- 528 pages
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- 1997
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