Masturbation The History of a Great Terror |
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Author:
| Stengers, Jean Van Neck, Anne |
Translator:
| Hoffmann, Kathryn |
ISBN: | 978-0-312-22443-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
Publisher: | St. Martin's Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.99 |
Book Description:
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A funny and frightening history of attitudes,towards masturbation and how they have affected,the sex lives of pretty much everyone living and,breathing today. From the French biologist,Tissot, the original spoil-sport who turned,masturbation into the scourge of young men,everywhere, to the punitive German courts, to the,surgical preventatives of continental Europe and,England (don't ask!), to the Boy Scouts of,America. It's all here, it isn't pretty but it's,certainly fascinating....
More DescriptionA funny and frightening history of attitudes,towards masturbation and how they have affected,the sex lives of pretty much everyone living and,breathing today. From the French biologist,Tissot, the original spoil-sport who turned,masturbation into the scourge of young men,everywhere, to the punitive German courts, to the,surgical preventatives of continental Europe and,England (don't ask!), to the Boy Scouts of,America. It's all here, it isn't pretty but it's,certainly fascinating. Includes 14 pages of,illustrations!