Sexuality ― All That Matters

Has sexuality always scared us?

Sexuality is the quality and expression of our sexual nature or instincts. The word may be an eighteenth century coinage, but as this brilliant new study by award-winning historian Louise Foxcroft shows, sexuality has fascinated and (sometimes) terrified us since much further back than that.From proscription to prescription, and from humour to anxiety - none of which are as far apart as they seem - Sexuality: All That Matters explores the vast variety of sexual response and experience over time. The author shows how any appraisal of sexuality requires an understanding of difference, of what the constantly shifting target of 'normal' means, of secrecy and knowledge, and of who decides who should know, say or do what, and to whom. This accessible and readable book will appeal to both students and general readers, giving a fascinating introduction to sexuality - and what matters most about it.