Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man: Massachusetts and the History of Sexuality in America | 
| Author: Thomas A. Foster
Publisher: Beacon Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 248
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0807050393
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780807050392
ASIN: 0807050393
Publication Date: September 3, 2007
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A pioneering new investigation of sex and manhood
With few exceptions, sex is noticeably absent from popular histories chronicling colonial and Revolutionary America. Using court records, newspapers, sermons, and private papers from Massachusetts, Thomas Foster vividly shows that sex?the behaviors, desires, and identities associated with eroticism?was a critical component of colonial understanding of the qualities considered befitting for a man. Starkly challenging current views about the development of sexuality in America, the book details early understandings of sexual identity and locates a surprising number of stereotypes until now believed to have originated a century later.
As this engrossing and surprising study shows, we cannot understand manliness today or in our early American past without coming to terms with the oft-hidden relationship between sex and masculinity.
"For both what it shows and what it suggests, Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man casts its eye on a fascinating and pivotal place and time. It's a book sure to add a new dimension to readers' understanding of masculinity's myriad forms."
?Michael Bronski, The Guide
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Sex was important in the 18th century! September 20, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a smart and interesting account of what colonial men thought about sex and how it was part of their daily lives and their identities as men. Eighteenth-century people were surprisingly open about sex. This was definitely not part of my college history class! The book covers a lot of topics including marriage, homosexuality, race, and courtship. I
recommend this book to people interested in the history of homosexuality, sexuality, or colonial America. I learned a lot about eighteenth century America while being entertained by interesting (and factual!) stories about colonial relationships. I loved the stories depicting "courtship" and divorce. It was interesting to see how some of those ideas still carry forward to today.
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