Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the transformations of British sexual life from 1800 to 1989, when the book was written. These changes are firmly located in the wider context of British social, political and cultural life, from industrialization, urbanisation and the impact of Empire and colonisation, through the experience of economic disruption, World Wars, the establishment of the welfare state, changing patterns of gender and the emergence of new sexual identities. This book also charts the rise of both progressive and conservative social movements, including feminism, LGBT activism, and fundamentalist movements.