The Pleasure's All Mine: A History of Perverse Sex

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The Pleasure's All Mine: A History of Perverse Sex

Handcuffs, paddles, whipsâ€”the words alone are enough to make a person blush. Even by our societyâ€™s standards, the practice of things like BDSM is still very hush-hush, considered deviant sexual behavior that must be kept hidden. But the narrow view of what is thought of as â€œnormalâ€ sexâ€”a vanilla act performed by one man and one womanâ€”is more and more contested these days. And as Julie Peakman reveals, normal never really existed; for everyone, different kinds of sex have always offered myriad pleasures, and almost all sexual behaviors have traveled between acceptance and proscription. The Pleasureâ€™s All Mine examines two millennia of letters, diaries, court records, erotic books, medical texts, and more to explore the gamut of â€œdeviantâ€ sexual activity.
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Delving into the specialized cultures of pain, necrophilia, and bestiality and the social world of plushies, furries, and life-size sex dolls, Peakman considers the changing attitudes toward these, as well as masturbation, â€œgolden showers,â€ sadomasochism, homosexuals, transvestites, and transsexuals. She follows the history of each behavior through its original reception to its interpretation by sexologists and how it is viewed today, showing how previously acceptable behaviors now provoke social outrage, or vice versa. In addition, she questions why people have been and remain intolerant of other peopleâ€™s sexual preferences.
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The first comprehensive history of sexual perversion and packed with both color and black and white images, The Pleasureâ€™s All Mine is a fascinating and sometimes shocking look at the evolution of our views on sex.

Country	USA
Author	Julie Peakman
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Reaktion Books
EAN	9781780231853
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1780231857
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Reaktion Books
Manufacturer	Reaktion Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	472
PublicationDate	2013-12-15
Publisher	Reaktion Books
Studio	Reaktion Books
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Pleasure's All Mine: A History of Perverse Sex

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