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An edition of Histoire de la sexualité (1978)

The history of sexuality

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Michel Foucault's 'The History of Sexuality' pioneered queer theory. In it he builds an argument grounded in a historical analysis of the word "sexuality" against the common thesis that sexuality always has been repressed in Western society. Quite the contrary: since the 17th century, there has been a fixation with sexuality creating a discourse around sexuality. It is this discourse that has created sexual minorities. In 'The History of Sexuality', Foucault attempts to disprove the thesis that Western society has seen a repression of sexuality since the 17th century and that sexuality has been unmentionable, something impossible to speak about. In the 70s, when the book was written, the sexual revolution was a fact. The ideas of the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, saying that to conserve your mental health you needed to liberate your sexual energy, were popular. The past was seen as a dark age where sexuality had been something forbidden.

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Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
304

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History, Sex customs, Sex, Philosophy, Sexual ethics, Collections, Sexual Behavior, Vie sexuelle, Pleasure, Sensuality, New York Times reviewed, Histoire, Seksualiteit, Sexual excitement, Sex customs -- History, Sex (Psychology), Sex customs--history, Hq12 .f6813x 1979, vol. 2

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Michel Foucault (1926-1984)

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Cover of: Histoire de la sexualité
Histoire de la sexualité
1984, Gallimard
in French
Cover of: The history of sexuality
The history of sexuality
1980, Vintage Books
in English
Cover of: The history of sexuality
The history of sexuality
1978, Pantheon Books
in English - 1st American ed.

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Table of Contents

v. 1. An
introduction -- -- v. 2. The
use of pleasure -- -- v. 3. The
care of the self.

Edition Notes

Translation of Histoire de la sexualité.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

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HQ12 .F6813 1980, HQ12.F6813 1980, HQ12 .F6813 1988X

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Pagination
v. ;
Number of pages
304

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OL15603747M
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historysexuality00fouc_815
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0394740262, 0394729528, 0394751221
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9780394740263, 9780394751221
LCCN
79007460
OCLC/WorldCat
45849528, 5102034
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5467
Goodreads
181559
1878
1383313

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3 volumes ; 19-22 cm

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