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Orgasm and the West

A History of Pleasure from the 16th Century to the Present

Muchembled, Robert (University of Paris)

Orgasm and the West

Orgasm and the West

A History of Pleasure from the 16th Century to the Present

Orgasm and the West

 

Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forbidden desires, of flesh constrained by taboos and morality.


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Beschrijving Orgasm and the West

Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forbidden desires, of flesh constrained by taboos and morality.


ISBN
9780745638751
Pagina's
224
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NUR
741
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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