Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Introduction -- Robert m. buffington -- Sexuality and the nation state / Sabine Frühstück -- Sexuality and modern imperialism / Mytheli Sreenivas -- Sex and disease from syphilis to aids / Laura J. McGough and Katherine E. Bliss -- Sexuality and international migration / Eithne Luibheid -- Sex trafficking / Robert M. Buffington and Donna J. Guy -- Sexuality and mass media / Hai Ren -- Sexuality and the contemporary world : globalization and sexual rights / Richard Parker, Jonathan Garcia and Robert M. Buffington -- Index.;A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative, wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Explores what sexuality has meant in the everyday lives of individuals over the last 200 yearsOrganized around four major themes: the formation of sexual identity, the regulation of sexuality by societal norms, the regulation of sexuality by institutions, and the intersection of sexuality with globalizationExamines the topic from a comparative, global perspective, with well-chosen case stu.