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Foreword: Foucault's History Of Sexuality: The Production Of Sexual Discourses In Classical Antiquity And Beyond / David Konstan -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: What's Love Got To Do With It? -- Genealogies Of Emotions, Intimacy And Desire: Theories Of Changes In Emotional Regimes From Medieval Society To Late Modernity -- Foucault's Genealogy Of Sexuality: Foucault, Sex And Power -- Narratives Of Romantic Love: The History Of Courtly Love -- Mapping Intimacy Through Sex In Twentieth Century Colonial Cultures: Laura Ann Stoler And Anne Mcclintock -- Love And Intimacy In Late Modernity: The Transformation Of Intimacy -- The Intelligence Of Emotions: Intimacy, Emotions And The Turn To Affect: Feminist Interventions -- Intimacy, Emotions And The Public Sphere: From Sentimental Ideology To The Queen Of America: The Public And The Private In The Work Of Lauren Berlant -- Conclusion -- Biography. Ann Brooks. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.