Sexual Liberation or Sexual License?: The American Revolt Against Victorianism

Explores American attitudes about sex and how they have shifted over the past 100 years, chronicling the transformation of American life from Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood through Kinsey's sex research, the Beats, gay liberation, and Bill Clinton. Explains why our sexual freedom has expanded and looks at continuing cultural conflict in the context of Americans' ambiguous dialogue with their Victorian legacy. White is a tutorial fellow at the University of Sussex, and has written widely on historical issues of sex and gender. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR