The Cambridge World History of Sexualities

Table of Contents

Editors' preface to the series Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Mathew Kuefler
1. Human sexuality: the evolutionary legacy of mating, parenting, and family formation Ryan Schacht and Karen Kramer
2. Sexuality in ancient Egypt: pleasures, desires, norms, and representations Uroš Matić
3. Sexuality in the systems of thought and belief of the ancient near East Ilan Peled
4. Sexuality in traditional South Asian systems of thought and belief Tara Sheemar Malhan and Jaya Tyagi
5. Discourses of desire in ancient Greece and Rome Allison Glazebrook
6. Writing a history of sexuality for premodern China Hsaio-wen Cheng
7. Sexuality in traditional systems of thought and belief in premodern Japan Hitomi Tonomura
8. African traditions of sexualities Yaari Felber-Seligman
9. Sexuality in traditional systems of thought and belief of the Americas Rosemary A. Joyce
10. Oceanic sexualities: persistence, change, resistance Margaret Jolly
11. Sexuality in Buddhist traditions Kali Nyima Cape
12. Sexuality in Jewish traditions Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
13. Sexuality in Christian traditions Adrian Thatcher
14. Sexuality in Islamic traditions Serena Tolino
15. Scientific sex in the modern world Howard Chiang
16. Sexuality in socialism and Marxism Jill Massino
17. Feminism and modern sexuality Victoria Hesford
18. Postcolonialism and sexuality Anne Hardgrove.

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