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The Anthropology of Sex
Hastings Donnan
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Sex scholarship has a long history in anthropology, from the studies of voyeuristic Victorian gentlemen ethnographers, to more recent analyses of gay sex, transsexualism, and the newly visible forms of contemporary sexuality in the West. The Anthropology of Sex draws on the comparative field research of anthropologists to examine the relationship between sex as identity, practice and experience. Sexual cultures vary enormously and, while often the topic of tabloid titillation, they are more rarely subjected to strict cultural analysis. The Anthropology of Sex is the first work to critically synthesise over a century of comparative expertise, knowledge and understanding of ... Read more
Sex scholarship has a long history in anthropology, from the studies of voyeuristic Victorian gentlemen ethnographers, to more recent analyses of gay sex, transsexualism, and the newly visible forms of contemporary sexuality in the West. The Anthropology of Sex draws on the comparative field research of anthropologists to examine the relationship between sex as identity, practice and experience. Sexual cultures vary enormously and, while often the topic of tabloid titillation, they are more rarely subjected to strict cultural analysis. The Anthropology of Sex is the first work to critically synthesise over a century of comparative expertise, knowledge and understanding of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845201135
SKU
V9781845201135
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99-1
About Hastings Donnan
Hastings Donnan is Professor of Social Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. Fiona Magowan is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the Queen's University Belfast.
Reviews for The Anthropology of Sex
"This excellent book brings together cutting edge theory with a wide range of ethnographic evidence. It is a fascinating account of sexuality and all its many facets, raising issues of power, pleasure, taboo and more. An intriguing and engrossing read. - Heather Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies, The Open University This volume not only brings sex - ... Read more