{"product_id":"9781472554765","title":"A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Enlightenment","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Cultural History of Sexuality in the Enlightenment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the period between 1650 and 1820 new worlds of sex opened up. This was a pivotal time when old religious beliefs and medical theories about sexuality and the body clashed with innovatory ideas emerging from natural science and philosophy. In addition, a burgeoning print industry fed a rapidly expanding reading public with erotica. With the breakdown of old community networks and increased urbanization, authorities reacted to increased sexual license with a raft of new regulations designed to curtail variations in sexual behaviour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Sexuality in the Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the period with essays on heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual variations, religious and legal issues, health concerns, popular beliefs about sexuality, prostitution and erotica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472554765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40621673677006,"sku":"9781472554765","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_56547d4f-76dc-4803-9d32-49ac6a40fdb9.jpg?v=1638494123","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472554765","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}