Making modern love : sexual narratives and identities in interwar Britain / Lisa Z. Sigel.

Author
Sigel, Lisa Z., 1965- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.
  • Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2012.
  • ©2012
Description
1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) : illustrations.

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Available Online

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After the Great War, British men and women grappled with their ignorance about sexuality and desire. Seeking advice and information from doctors, magazines, and each other, they wrote tens of thousands of letters about themselves as sexual subjects. In these letters, they disclosed their uncertainties, their behaviors, and the role of sexuality in their lives. Their fascinating narratives tell how people sought to unleash their imaginations and fashion new identities. Making Modern Love shows how readers embraced popular media-self-help books, fetish magazines, and advice columns-as a source of.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
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Description based on print version record.
Language note
English.
ISBN
  • 9781439908068 (electronic bk.)
  • 1439908060 (electronic bk.)
LCCN
2012008894
Other standard number
  • 40021683267
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