{"product_id":"later-life-sex-and-intimacy-sheren-el-feki-9781447368410","title":"Later Life, Sex and Intimacy in the Majority World","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiterature on sex, intimacy and sexuality in later life has been heavily influenced by perspectives from more affluent regions, perpetuating the belief that the West is more sexually progressive and liberal than other cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book challenges this belief by exploring diverse cultures and perspectives from the majority world, which are often overlooked. It highlights the importance of learning from cultures in the global South and East, dismantling stereotypes that frame them as sexually conservative or inferior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Variously drawing on structuralist, postcolonial and decolonial theory as well as social anthropology, the book critically examines binaries related to culture, age, sex and intimacy, highlighting the need to decentre Western perspectives as the benchmark while other cultures and practices are misunderstood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheren El Feki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144736841X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447368410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Sheren El Feki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46070528016639,"sku":"9781447368410","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f17f6d4b-6111-4efe-8cfd-a09f7212a76d.jpg?v=1724243533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/later-life-sex-and-intimacy-sheren-el-feki-9781447368410","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}