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Fierce desires : a new history of sex and sexuality in America /

The first sweeping history of sex and sexuality in America since John D'Emilio and Estelle Freedman's classic work, Intimate Matters, Rebecca L. Davis's Fierce Desires presents a story of dramatic and often surprising change. Davis's absorbing narrative takes us across four hundr...

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Main Author:	Davis, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Louise), 1975- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	American culture > History. Sexuality & culture > History. Sex customs > United States > History. Sex > United States > History. Sex > History.

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