{"product_id":"sexual-fascism-isham-cook-9781732277465","title":"Sexual Fascism: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An impassioned, thought-provoking manifesto\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) on the mass surveillance of erotic intimacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt present the USA is the global innovator in sexual repression, with almost one million Americans under electronic surveillance, many rendered unemployable and indigent for offenses as minor as frat-party mooning or streaking, consensual relations between teenagers, teen sexting, erotic massage, and public urination. We seem to be a step closer to Big Brother telescreens installed in every home and Thought Police crashing through bedroom windows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if George Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e comes to mind, it's not the right starting point. Sexual fascism takes root, rather, in the telescreens that we install inside our heads. And because sexual self-discipline is never enough, we grant powers to the state to give us a helping hand and extend its control over the population with an expanding array of judicial and carceral measures, all obscured by illusory freedoms of sexual choice and expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays in this collection investigate the paradox of a culture where sexual freedom is retreating under the illusion of advancing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isham Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173227746X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732277465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Isham Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022","brand":"Isham Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069079744767,"sku":"9781732277465","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9226ace3-6cd5-4177-b2b2-153255e00668.jpg?v=1685422684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sexual-fascism-isham-cook-9781732277465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}