A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative, wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day.

• Explores what sexuality has meant in the everyday lives of individuals over the last 200 years
• Organized around four major themes: the formation of sexual identity, the regulation of sexuality by societal norms, the regulation of sexuality by institutions, and the intersection of sexuality with globalization
• Examines the topic from a comparative, global perspective, with well-chosen case studies to illuminate the broader themes
• Includes interdisciplinary contributions from prominent historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and sexuality studies scholars
• Introduces important theoretical concepts in a clear, accessible way

About the Author

Robert Buffington is an Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His books include Criminal and Citizen in Modern Mexico (2000), Reconstructing Criminality in Modern Latin America (co-edited with Carlos Aguirre, 2000), Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History (with Don Coerver and Suzanne Pasztor, 2004), True Stories of Crime in Modern Mexico (co-edited with Pablo Piccato, 2009), and Keen's Latin American Civilization, 9th edition (co-edited with Lila Caimari, 2009).

Eithne Luibheid is an Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Entry Denied: Controlling Sexuality at the Border (2002) and Pregnant on Arrival: Making the 'Illegal' Immigrant (2013), as well as co-editor of Queer Migration: Sexuality, U.S. Citizenship, and Border Crossings (2005).

Donna J. Guy is Distinguished Professor of Humanities and History at Ohio State University. Her publications include Feminisms and Internationalism (co-edited with Mrinalini Sinha and Angela Woollacott, Blackwell, 2000), White Slavery and Mothers Alive and Dead (2000)and Women Build the Welfare State: Performing Charity and Creating Rights in Argentina, 1880-1955 (2009).

Reviews

"Each essay draws on an impressive array of secondary sources and the authors' own primary research to highlight how the discourses and practices of sexuality that most people take for granted are in fact expressions of global, socially constructed, and historically contingent patterns." (H-Histsex, March 2015)

Book Information
ISBN 9781405120494
Author Robert M. Buffington
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 224mm * 147mm * 15mm