The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History

[6 volumes]

Susan Mumm, Merril D. Smith, James W. Howell, William E. Burns, Kristen P. Chew (Herausgeber)

Media-Kombination

1800 Seiten

2007
Greenwood Press
978-0-313-33359-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Sex, Love, and Culture volumes cover the ancient world, the medieval era, the early modern period, the colonial and revolutionary age, the nineteenth century, and the modern world. Each volume is cross-cultural in scope and includes alphabetically arranged entries written by expert contributors. Entries cover such topics as customs and practices, authors and works, concepts and institutions, and various other subjects. Thus the Encyclopedia defines love and sexuality in terms of cultural contexts. The volumes are fully illustrated and cite numerous works for further reading. Students will value this set as a source of information about daily life around the world, while general readers will find it fascinating and insightful.

Because the volumes are multicultural in scope, they invite an easy comparison of sex and love across different groups of people. The volumes are fully illustrated and cite works for further reading. Students will welcome this set as a guide to daily life around the world, while general readers will be fascinated by its wealth of information.

Autor

Susan Mumm is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada. She conducts research into women's communities, people trafficking, and alternatives to family structures for women. She was formerly Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the Open University, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Merril D. Smith, PhD, is an independent scholar. Her published work includes ABC-CLIO's History of American Cooking. William E. Burns is a historian who lives in the Washington, D.C., area. James T. Sears is Professor of Education within the Graduate School at the College of Education at Pennsylvania State University where he teaches online courses in curriculum. He is the series editor for Greenwood's Handbooks for Educators and Parents.

Inhalt

List of Entries
Set Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guide to Related Topics
Chronology of Selected Events
The Encyclopedia
Bibiliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.12.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 4649 g
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-313-33359-9 / 0313333599
• ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33359-0 / 9780313333590
• Zustand: Neuware