As promised, a close scholarly examination of the named sexual activities in Sweden during that period. For the most part the book concentrates on criminal prosecution as reflected in courtroom and police records; however, there are also treatments of legislation, medical and correctional trends, literature, and interstitial chapters called Interludes which narrate individual case studies more fully where diaries or letters survive. The author emphasizes the differences in society's treatment over the years as well as between rural and urban areas. As an academic book, this is nearly flawless. For the general reader, its considerable length will be vexing to some, as the author piles example upon example which to this reader eventually became rather repetitious.… (plus d'informations)
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