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The Book Is Split Into Three Sections: Global ₁sex₂ Wars ₆ Discusses The Notion Of Sexualities, Its Political Landscapes Internationally, And The Return Of Religious Fervour And Extremism Epistemological Challenges And Research Agendas ₆ Examines Modern ₁scientific₂ Understandings Of Sexuality, Its History And The Way In Which Aids Has Drawn Attention To Sexuality The Promises And Limits Of Sexual Rights ₆ 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.