| Major Problems in the History of American Sexuality: Documents and Essays Contributor(s): Peiss, Kathy (Author) |
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ISBN: 039590384X ISBN-13: 9780395903841 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $158.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2001 Annotation: The book--which is suitable for courses on the history of American sexuality, gender studies, or gay and lesbian studies--presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) |
| Dewey: 306.709 |
| LCCN: 99071959 |
| Series: Major Problems in American History Series |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (1.73 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book--which is suitable for courses on the history of American sexuality, gender studies, or gay and lesbian studies, presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Peiss, Kathy: - Kathy Peiss received her Ph.D. from Brown University in 1982. Her research specialties include the history of American women, gender, sexuality, leisure, consumption, and popular culture. She is the author of Hope in a Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture (1998) and Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York (1986), co-author of Men and Women: A History of Costume, Gender, and Power (1989), and co-editor of Passion and Power: Sexuality in History (1989). Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous journals, including Genders, Social Problems, Business History Review, The Nation, Journal of American History, and Women's Review of Books. She has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. |