Sexology

Sexology

 

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2020
Materia
Historia general y mundial
ISBN:
9789354218958
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Unflinching and meticulously observed, Sexology confronts the Victorian silence around bodies, desire and medical knowledge. Science, society and secrecy collide. H. Walling’s nineteenth-century study stands as a rigorous sexual science reference and human sexuality study, marrying clinical discussion with social observation. Its prose is spare, its intent empirical: a careful attempt to define anatomy, function and behaviour without theatricality. At once a reproductive anatomy guide and a primer of early sexual health education, it lays out the language, concerns and provisional theories that informed debates of the era. Readers will find lucid definitions, measured analysis and an unexpectedly modern scepticism towards moralising accounts. Accessible without being simplistic, it meets both curious lay readers and specialists seeking a primary historical resource.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.As a historical sexology text and a piece of Victorian era nonfiction, Sexology belongs in both an academic research collection and on the shelves of classic-literature collectors. It functions equally as a medical professionals resource and as context for students of the psychology of sexuality, supplying contemporary phrasing and the clinical frames that shaped later study. Scholars of nineteenth century studies will turn to it for evidence of prevailing social attitudes towards sex; collectors of classic sex education prize it for its candidness and documentary value. Whether you are a casual reader drawn to the history of ideas, a medical historian tracing the evolution of clinical thought, or a collector assembling a heritage library, the volume rewards sustained attention with sober insight, historical nuance and archival importance. Pragmatic and historically rich, it provides material for contemporary study of sexual health education and reproductive anatomy, and serves as a touchstone for those tracing the psychology of sexuality across decades.

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