Sexidemic: A Cultural History of Sex in America

By Lawrence R. Samuel

Book Overview

Sexidemic is the first real cultural history of sexuality in the United States since the end of World War II. For a people who supposedly love sex, the book argues, Americans have had no shortage of problems with it. Since the end of World War II, in fact, we've had a contentious relationship with sexuality, the subject a source of considerable tension and controversy on both an individual and societal level.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442220406
• ISBN13: 9781442220409
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"