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Sex in History by Reay Tannahill: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Classic Historical Survey

"Reay Tannahill’s Sex in History, first published in 1980, remains a foundational, albeit controversial, survey of human sexuality across civilizations and eras. The work synthesizes vast amounts of anthropological, sociological, and historical data to track how moral codes, social structures, and religious institutions have shaped sexual behavior, prohibitions, and perceptions from prehistory through the late 20th century. The Scope and Objective of Tannahill’s Research Reay Tannahill, a Scottish historian and journalist, set out to achieve what many historians of her time avoided: a comprehensive, global, and chronological examination of sex..."

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