Intimate Matters

A History of Sexuality in America, Third Edition

John D'Emilio, Estelle B. Freedman

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University of Chicago Press
03 December 2012

History of the Americas; Lesbian studies; Gay studies (Gay men)

As the first full-length study of the history of sexuality in America, Intimate Matters offered trenchant insights into the sexual behavior of Americans from colonial times to the present. Now, twenty-five years after its first publication, this groundbreaking classic is back in a crucial and updated third edition. With new and extended chapters, D’Emilio and Freedman give us an even deeper understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics and culture throughout our history and into the present. Hailed by critics for its comprehensive approach and noted by the US Supreme Court in the landmark Lawrence v. Texas ruling, this expanded new edition of Intimate Matters details the changes in sexuality and the ongoing growth of individual freedoms in the United States through meticulous research and lucid prose. Praise for earlier editions“The book John D’Emilio co-wrote with Estelle B. Freedman, Intimate Matters, was cited by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when, writing for a majority of court on July 26, he and his colleagues struck down a Texas law criminalizing sodomy. The decision was widely hailed as a victory for gay rights—and it derived in part, according to Kennedy's written comments, from the information he gleaned from this book.”—Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune

“Fascinating. . . . D’Emilio and Freedman marshal their material to chart a gradual but decisive shift in the way Americans have understood sex and its meaning in their lives.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review “With comprehensiveness and care . . . D’Emilio and Freedman have surveyed the sexual patterns for an entire nation across four centuries.” —Martin Bauml Duberman, Nation

By: John D'Emilio, Estelle B. Freedman
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 20mm, Width: 14mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 624g
ISBN: 9780226923802
ISBN 10: 0226923800
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 03 December 2012
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780226142647
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John D'Emilio is professor of history and of gender and women's studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The policy director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, he is the author of The World Turned: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and Culture. Estelle B. Freedman is the Edgar E. Robinson Professor in US History at Stanford University and the author of No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women.

Reviews for Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America, Third Edition

"""Intimate Matters was cited by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when, writing for a majority of court... he and his colleagues struck down a Texas law criminalizing sodomy. The decision was widely hailed as a victory for gay rights - and it derived in part, according to Kennedy's written comments, from the information he gleaned from this book."" (Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune) ""Fascinating.... John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman marshal their material to chart a gradual but decisive shift in the way Americans have understood sex and its meaning in their lives."" (Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review) ""With comprehensiveness and care, John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman have surveyed the sexual patterns of an entire nation across four centuries."" (Martin Duberman, Nation) ""This book is remarkable.. Matters is bound to become the definitive survey of American sexual history for years to come."" (Roy Porter, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences)"""