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Paperback / softback. New. Traces the anthropological study of sex from the eighteenth century onwards, focusing primarily on social and cultural anthropology and the work done by researchers in North America and Great Britain. This title argues that the sexuality of those whom anthropologists studied has been conscripted into Western discourses about sex. ISBN 080328036x 9780803280366 [GB]

US: University of Nebraska Press, Date: 2004. Paperback. Very Good plus/No DJ. Pages are clean, no markings from previous owners. Binding is sound, spine is uncreased. Covers are lightly scuffed and rubbed but overall clean, minor wear to edges - sligth creasing on lower edge of back cover. Text block is clean. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. 2004. University of Nebraska Press ISBN 080328036x 9780803280366 [US]

ISBN10: 080328036X, ISBN13: 9780803280366, [publisher: Nebraska Okt 2004] Softcover Neuware - Irregular Connections traces the anthropological study of sex from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing primarily on social and cultural anthropology and the work done by researchers in North America and Great Britain. Andrew P. and Harriet D. Lyons argue that the sexuality of those whom anthropologists studied has been conscripted into Western discourses about sex, including debates about prostitution, homosexuality, divorce, premarital relations, and hierarchies of gender, class, and race. Because sex is the most private of activities and often carries a high emotional charge, it is peculiarly difficult to investigate. At times, such as the late 1920s and the last decade of the twentieth century, sexuality has been a central concern of anthropologists and focal in their theoretical formulations. At other times the study of sexuality has been marginalized. The anthropology of sex has some-times been one of the main faces that anthropology presented to the public, often causing resentment within the discipline. Irregular Connections discusses several individuals who have played a significant role in the anthropological study of sexuality, including Sir Richard Burton, Havelock Ellis, Edward Westermarck, Bronislaw Malinowski, Margaret Mead, George Devereux, Robert Levy, Gilbert Herdt, Stephen O. Murray, and Esther Newton. Synthesizing a wealth of information from ...

ISBN10: 080328036X, ISBN13: 9780803280366, [publisher: Nebraska Okt 2004] Softcover Neuware - Irregular Connections traces the anthropological study of sex from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing primarily on social and cultural anthropology and the work done by researchers in North America and Great Britain. Andrew P. and Harriet D. Lyons argue that the sexuality of those whom anthropologists studied has been conscripted into Western discourses about sex, including debates about prostitution, homosexuality, divorce, premarital relations, and hierarchies of gender, class, and race. Because sex is the most private of activities and often carries a high emotional charge, it is peculiarly difficult to investigate. At times, such as the late 1920s and the last decade of the twentieth century, sexuality has been a central concern of anthropologists and focal in their theoretical formulations. At other times the study of sexuality has been marginalized. The anthropology of sex has some-times been one of the main faces that anthropology presented to the public, often causing resentment within the discipline. Irregular Connections discusses several individuals who have played a significant role in the anthropological study of sexuality, including Sir Richard Burton, Havelock Ellis, Edward Westermarck, Bronislaw Malinowski, Margaret Mead, George Devereux, Robert Levy, Gilbert Herdt, Stephen O. Murray, and Esther Newton. Synthesizing a wealth of information from ...

ISBN10: 080328036X, ISBN13: 9780803280366, [publisher: University of Nebraska Press] Softcover Traces the anthropological study of sex from the eighteenth century onwards, focusing primarily on social and cultural anthropology and the work done by researchers in North America and Great Britain. This title argues that the sexuality of those whom anthropologists studied has been conscripted into Western discourses about sex. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 420 pages, 3 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574. . 2004. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2004]