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Hardcover. Barry Reay is one of the foremost historians of sex and sexuality In this new book, Reay, Attwood and Gooder recount the recent history of the sex addiction: how it was first conceptualised and diagnosed in the mid-twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670355
ISBN
9780745670355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Paperback. Barry Reay is one of the foremost historians of sex and sexuality In this new book, Reay, Attwood and Gooder recount the recent history of the sex addiction: how it was first conceptualised and diagnosed in the mid-twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670362
ISBN
9780745670362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.66

Hardback. Combining architectural history, cultural history and travelogue, this book by Williams is an exploration of how progressive twentieth-century sexual attitudes influenced modern architecture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 black and white. BIC Classification: AMA; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231044
ISBN
9781780231044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789888139620
ISBN
9789888139620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.32

Paperback. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351542
ISBN
9780822351542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

hardcover. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351405
ISBN
9780822351405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.90

Paperback. Eric Berkowitz evokes the entire sweep of Western sex law, from the savage impalement of an Ancient Mesopotamian adulteress to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde in 1895 for 'gross indecency'. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5; LAZ; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
The Westbourne Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908906106
ISBN
9781908906106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.34

Hardcover. In this book, Dag A istein Endsjo takes a close look at religious attitudes to sex in cultures around the world. A fascinating investigation of mores and meanings, rituals and rules, this book will be of interest to anyone curious about the culture of religion, as well as sex and sexuality. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRLM7; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898159
ISBN
9781861898159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.23

Paperback. This book bridges the gap between the counsellor and the specialist sex therapist, by providing answers to questions raised by patients or clients about sex, gender and sexuality. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861564955
ISBN
9781861564955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.47

Paperback. From pregnant virgins to desperate housewives, from fearless activists to religious firebrands, this title takes a fresh look at the sexual history of the Arab region and gives us an insight into everyday lives in a part of the world that is changing in front of our very eyes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526384
ISBN
9780099526384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLM7; JHBK5; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Updated Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190221287
ISBN
9780190221287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Bromley, James M.; Stockton, Will. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLC1; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680764
ISBN
9780816680764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Stockton, Will; Bromley, James M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLC1; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680771
ISBN
9780816680771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Hardback. Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625225
ISBN
9780745625225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Paperback. Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625232
ISBN
9780745625232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Paperback. Unimaginable until the twentieth century, the clinical practice of transferring eggs and sperm from body to body is now the basis of a bustling market. This title provides an inside look at how egg agencies and sperm banks do business. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270961
ISBN
9780520270961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Paperback. Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670409
ISBN
9780745670409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.49

Hardcover. Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670393
ISBN
9780745670393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807753989
ISBN
9780807753989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. From the first kiss to slow dancing in the nursing home, a revealing look at how sex changes over the course of a lifetime Editor(s): Carpenter, Laura M.; DeLamater, John D. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 373 pages, 13 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772539
ISBN
9780814772539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback.

Sex in China introduces readers to some of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes, and public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. The book explores what it means to talk about sex in present-day China, where sex and sexuality are more and more visible in everyday life. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656144
ISBN
9780745656144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.65

Paperback. Suggests that what we have come to understand as the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s was actually a media revolution. This title examines a range of mass media - film and television, recorded sound, and publishing - that provide evidence of the circulation of sex in the public sphere, from the mainstream to the fringe. Editor(s): Schaefer, Eric. Num Pages: 456 pages, 58 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFC; JFD; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356547
ISBN
9780822356547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781861345998
ISBN
9781861345998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.83

Paperback. From the dawn of time, power has been an aphrodisiac. The royal mistress, having conquered a king, often ran his kingdom, wielding her sexuality as a sceptre. This book explores the position of royal mistress at European Courts, and the fascinating women who filled it. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060585440
ISBN
9780060585440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. A lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826129
ISBN
9780774826129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Andreas, Peter; Greenhill, Kelly M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476181
ISBN
9780801476181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.33

Paperback. What are the differences between the sexes? The author sets out to answer this question. To answer it, she draws on the evidence of biology, anthropology, sociology and the study of animal behaviour to cut through popular myths and reach the underlying truth. Num Pages: 172 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472435620
ISBN
9781472435620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. This accessibly written collaboration between a sociologist and a nursing teacher is a full account of how young men conceptualize fatherhood. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756966
ISBN
9780814756966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Paperback. Through virtuoso interpretations of works of cinema, photography, critical theory, and literature, including Lydia Davis' story "Break It Down" (reprinted in full here), this title explores what it means to live with negativity, with those divisions that may be irreparable. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355946
ISBN
9780822355946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.92

Hardback. In Sex, or the Unbearable two of our leading theorists of sexuality, politics, and culture engage in intense and animated dialogue about living with-and imagining alternatives to-what's overwhelming in sex, friendship, social inequality, and one's relation to oneself. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355809
ISBN
9780822355809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.34

Hardback. Thie books investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age of consent in the British Empire, and draws conclusions about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power relations. It will be of particular interest to academics and students in Geography, History, Postcolonial Criticism and Gender/Sexuality Studies. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719070068
ISBN
9780719070068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.41

Hardback. Sex, Power, and Politics is a deconstruction of the historic femme fatale that serves to highlight the women who occupied perceived subordinate roles and how they were systematically calculating and strategic in the utilization of their femininity and sexuality to engage in politics, influence powerful men, and ultimately shape history.

Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363688
ISBN
9781137363688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.81

Paperback. Larson shows how the seemingly broad-based eugenics movement was in fact a series of distinct campaigns by small groups of determined individuals for legislation at the state level. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; JMU; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801855115
ISBN
9780801855115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.03

Paperback. Sex and sexuality are important to consider in psychotherapy, psychology, counselling and health provision across a variety of contexts and are relevant to clinicians and therapists working in health and mental health settings as well as in specialist services such as sexual and reproductive health and HIV. This book examines issues of sexuality. Editor(s): Butler, Catherine; O'Donovan, Amanda; Shaw, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white tables, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN2; JMU; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415448093
ISBN
9780415448093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Bauer, Heike. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912485
ISBN
9781439912485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.11

Paperback. African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL3; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096537
ISBN
9780226096537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

Paperback. Coupling field theory with the ethnographic and theoretical expertise of some of the most important scholars of sexual life at work today, this book offers a game-changing approach that can revolutionize how sociologists will analyze and make sense of contemporary sexual life for years to come. Editor(s): Green, Adam Isaiah. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084992
ISBN
9780226084992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Hardcover. Coupling field theory with the ethnographic and theoretical expertise of some of the most important scholars of sexual life at work today, this book offers a game-changing approach that can revolutionize how sociologists will analyze and make sense of contemporary sexual life for years to come. Editor(s): Green, Adam Isaiah. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084855
ISBN
9780226084855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.19

Paperback. A practicing attorney views the sexual harassment of working women as a pervasive social problem and presents a legal argument that it is discrimination based on sex. Series: Yale Fastback Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300022995
ISBN
9780300022995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. This book provides busy practitioners with a ready reference for the day-to-day problems relating to sex and sexuality that they are likely to face in key areas of engagement, such as promoting sexual health, preventing sexual violence, working with those subjected to sexual abuse, and engaging with the complexities of contemporary sexualities. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347121
ISBN
9781861347121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73