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What Wild Ecstasy: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Revolution

John Heidenry

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Description:Am engrossingly detailed history of the sexual revolution, at points marred by an uneven understanding of the landscape. Heidenry (Theirs Was the Kingdom, '93), former editor of Penthouse Forum, chronicles some 30 years of changing sexual culture--sexology & sex therapy; gay liberation; pornography & censorship; controversies over the female orgasm; swinging; sadomasochism & much more. He's an eye for a good story & there are plenty of stories here--including gossip about figures on the sexual landscape from author Gay Talese to pornstar Annie Sprinkle to legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon. But he indulges in more than his share of wild exaggeration. He claims, for instance, that Andrea Dworkin & MacKinnon were, respectively, Marat & Robespierre "in the radical feminist Reign of Terror against men that was to wash over the country." Similarly absurd is his claim that in the '80s the sexual revolution "shut down altogether". Certainly there was & is conservative backlash, but the changes continue & popular morality will never be the same. Also, it's clear that he's an outsider--albeit generally sympathetic--to gay & feminist struggles. This leads to some odd choices. He begins his gay liberation chapter, for instance, with a lengthy account of a transsexual's personal torment & eventual operation, even tho he knows perfectly well (& states later) that transsexuals & gays have always been politically & socially separate, even at odds. Also, there's not always enough interpretation to lend shape to the rather sprawling narrative. At many points he lets his anecdotes stand on their own, without speculating on their social significance. Plenty of pleasurable encounters, tho not always satisfying.--Kirkus (edited)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with What Wild Ecstasy: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Revolution. To get started finding What Wild Ecstasy: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster (NY)

Release: 1997

ISBN: 0684810379

Description: Am engrossingly detailed history of the sexual revolution, at points marred by an uneven understanding of the landscape. Heidenry (Theirs Was the Kingdom, '93), former editor of Penthouse Forum, chronicles some 30 years of changing sexual culture--sexology & sex therapy; gay liberation; pornography & censorship; controversies over the female orgasm; swinging; sadomasochism & much more. He's an eye for a good story & there are plenty of stories here--including gossip about figures on the sexual landscape from author Gay Talese to pornstar Annie Sprinkle to legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon. But he indulges in more than his share of wild exaggeration. He claims, for instance, that Andrea Dworkin & MacKinnon were, respectively, Marat & Robespierre "in the radical feminist Reign of Terror against men that was to wash over the country." Similarly absurd is his claim that in the '80s the sexual revolution "shut down altogether". Certainly there was & is conservative backlash, but the changes continue & popular morality will never be the same. Also, it's clear that he's an outsider--albeit generally sympathetic--to gay & feminist struggles. This leads to some odd choices. He begins his gay liberation chapter, for instance, with a lengthy account of a transsexual's personal torment & eventual operation, even tho he knows perfectly well (& states later) that transsexuals & gays have always been politically & socially separate, even at odds. Also, there's not always enough interpretation to lend shape to the rather sprawling narrative. At many points he lets his anecdotes stand on their own, without speculating on their social significance. Plenty of pleasurable encounters, tho not always satisfying.--Kirkus (edited)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with What Wild Ecstasy: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Revolution. To get started finding What Wild Ecstasy: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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