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Desire : a history of European sexuality

by Anna Clark

This survey traces European attitudes towards sexuality from antiquity to the present, exploring desire as both a source of disorder and a creative force. It integrates the histories of heterosexuality and same-sex desire using diverse literary and archival sources.

Accession 2760 ISBN 9780415775175 Publisher Routledge
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