TY - BOOK ID - 31221518 TI - A global history of sexual science, 1880-1960 AU - Fuechtner, Veronika AU - Haynes, Douglas E.. AU - Jones, Ryan M. PY - 2018 SN - 9780520293373 0520293371 9780520293397 0520293398 PB - Oakland, California University of California Press DB - UniCat KW - Sexology KW - 613.88(09) KW - 613.88(09) Sexual hygiene. Sexual education. Sex life--Geschiedenis van ... KW - Sexual hygiene. Sexual education. Sex life--Geschiedenis van ... KW - History KW - Sex UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:31221518 AB - "Sex has no history, but sexual science does. During the late nineteenth century, people all over the world suddenly began to insist that understandings of sex must be based on science. As Japanese and Indian sexologists influenced their German and American counterparts, and vice versa, sexuality, modernity, and imaginings of exotified "Others" became intimately linked. The first anthology to provide a worldwide perspective on the birth and development of the field, A Global History of Sexual Science contends that actors outside of Europe--in Asia, Latin America, and Africa--became important interlocutors in a globalizing field where ideas were circulated through intellectual exchange, travel, and internationally produced and disseminated publications. Twenty scholars tackle specific issues, including prostitution and the criminalization of male homosexuality, to demonstrate how concepts and ideas introduced by sexual scientists gained currency throughout the modern world"--Provided by publisher. ER -