With the Hand A Cultural History of Masturbation |
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| Author:
| van Driel, Mels |
| Translator:
| Vincent, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-919-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Most women do it at home; men, it seems, do it everywhere. Some consider it a health treatment, others as love for themselves. Yet despite everyone doing it, no one actually talks about it - masturbation is still taboo, and even today the subject is not discussed at dinner parties or soirées. To help the world overcome its diffidence towards solo sex Mels van Driel has written
With the Hand. Consulting theologians, historians, classicists, doctors, sexologists, connoisseurs,...
More DescriptionMost women do it at home; men, it seems, do it everywhere. Some consider it a health treatment, others as love for themselves. Yet despite everyone doing it, no one actually talks about it - masturbation is still taboo, and even today the subject is not discussed at dinner parties or soirées. To help the world overcome its diffidence towards solo sex Mels van Driel has written With the Hand. Consulting theologians, historians, classicists, doctors, sexologists, connoisseurs, artists, philosophers, writers, poets, musicians, feminists and chauvinists, Van Driel answers questions about what masturbation actually is, and describes the latest discoveries and developments in the field.