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Review: Sex in HistoryUser Review - Richard Hodkinson - GoodreadsExcellent and well-researched book, giving unusual and not-obvious reasons for the things we assume to be true about our sexual norms. And shows how they are both socially contingent and not ... Read full review Review: Sex in HistoryUser Review - Ann Evans - GoodreadsThis book was written some time ago, and more modern books have recently discovered information not available to Tannahill, but it is fascinating in that it debunks commonly held beliefs, and goes ... Read full review Related books
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