a ISBN 0-8147-8128-4

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number E169.12

b Item number .S82 1999

a Dewey Classification 306/.0973

a Personal name Stearns Peter N

a Title Battleground of desire :

b Remainder of title the struggle for self-control in modern America /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Peter N. Stearns.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc New York University Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc c1999

a Extent xiii, 434 p. :

b Other physical details ill., photos. ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-426) and index.

a Formatted contents note I. The Issues. 1. The Heart of the Matter. 2. Models and Guidelines -- II. The Victorian Legacy and the Beginnings of Change. 3. The Victorian Style. 4. Transitions. 5. Causation -- III. Twentieth-Century Standards. 6. New Combinations. 7. Sexuality. 8. The Body and Health. 9. Addiction and Disease -- IV. Conclusions and Suggestions. 10. Conclusions. 11. An Agenda for Evaluation and Change.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Selfcontrol

y Chronological subdivision 20th century

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Selfcontrol

y Chronological subdivision 19th century