SEXUAL HISTORY OF LONDON: From Roman Londinium to the Swinging City---Lust, Vice, and Desire Across the Ages - Softcover

Arnold, Catharine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250015308 ISBN 13: 9781250015303

Verlag: Griffin, 2012

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Páginas: 384 Géneros: 12:VFVC:Sex & sexuality, sex manuals 12:JFSG:Urban communities 12:0:0 Sinopsis:

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Praise for "The Sexual History of London"

"Hugely entertaining . . . [Arnold] is a delightful travelling companion through the centuries of the city of sin." --Jeanette Winterson, "The Times" (UK)

"Often titillating, sometimes shocking, frequently entertaining . . . The book is a lively affirmation of sexual desire in all its varieties." --"The""Observer" (UK)

"To pack 2000 years of vice into less than 400 pages is a challenge, but Arnold achieves it admirably." --"The""Independent" (UK)

"There's plenty to get stuck into here. Arnold arranges her formidable research lucidly." --"Evening Standard" (UK)

"Richly detailed . . . an engaging survey of sex and the city." --"The""Sunday Times" (UK)

Hugely entertaining . . . [Arnold] is a delightful travelling companion through the centuries of the city of sin. "Jeanette Winterson, The Times (UK)"

Often titillating, sometimes shocking, frequently entertaining . . . The book is a lively affirmation of sexual desire in all its varieties. "The Observer (UK)"

To pack 2000 years of vice into less than 400 pages is a challenge, but Arnold achieves it admirably. "The Independent (UK)"

There's plenty to get stuck into here. Arnold arranges her formidable research lucidly. "Evening Standard (UK)"

Richly detailed . . . an engaging survey of sex and the city. "The Sunday Times (UK)""

"Hugely entertaining . . . [Arnold] is a delightful travelling companion through the centuries of the city of sin." --Jeanette Winterson, The Times (UK)

"Often titillating, sometimes shocking, frequently entertaining . . . The book is a lively affirmation of sexual desire in all its varieties." --The Observer (UK)

"To pack 2000 years of vice into less than 400 pages is a challenge, but Arnold achieves it admirably." --The Independent (UK)

"There's plenty to get stuck into here. Arnold arranges her formidable research lucidly." --Evening Standard (UK)

"Richly detailed . . . an engaging survey of sex and the city." --The Sunday Times (UK)

Reseña del editor:

A chronicle of London's sexual history encompasses nearly two thousand years and provides accessible coverage of such topics as sexuality in politics, the licentiousness of Victorian London, and the sexual underground of the twentieth century.

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• Verlag: Griffin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1250015308
• ISBN 13: 9781250015303
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384