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The Book Is Split Into Three Sections: Global 'sex' Wars Discusses The Notion Of Sexualities, Its Political Landscapes Internationally, And The Return Of Religious Fervour And Extremism Epistemological Challenges And Research Agendas Examines Modern 'scientific' Understandings Of Sexuality, Its History And The Way In Which Aids Has Drawn Attention To Sexuality The Promises And Limits Of Sexual Rights Discusses Human Rights Approaches To Sexuality, Their Strengths And Limitations And New Ways Of Imagining Erotic Justice. Introduction -- Global 'sex' Wars -- Landscaping Sexualities -- The Real Politics Of 'sex' -- The Sad 'return Of The Religious' -- Epistemological Challenges And Research Agendas -- The Modernization Of 'sex' And The Birth Of Sexual Science -- The Social Construction Of Sexual Life -- After Aids -- The Promises And Limits Of Sexual Rights -- On The Indispensability And Insufficiency Of Human Rights -- Inventing And Contesting Sexual Rights Within The Un -- Transnational Debates: Sexuality, Power, And New Subjectivities -- At The Outer Limits Of Human Rights: Voids In The Liberal Paradigm -- Postscript: Dreaming And Dancing: Beyond Sexual Rights. Sonia Corrêa, Rosalind Petchesky And Richard Parker. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [229]-300) And Index.