{"product_id":"the-boundaries-of-desire-eric-berkowitz-9781619027466","title":"The Boundaries of Desire: A Century of Bad Laws, Good Sex and Changing Identities","description":"The act of reproduction, and its variants, never change much, but our ideas about the meaning of sex are in constant flux. Switch a decade, cross a border, or traverse class lines and the harmless pleasures of one group become the gravest crimes in another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining meticulous research and lively storytelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e traces the fast-moving bloodsport of sex law over the past century, and challenges our most cherished notions about family, power, gender, and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting when courts censored birth control information as pornography and let men rape their wives, and continuing through the \"sexual revolution\" and into the present day (when rape, gay rights, sex trafficking, and sex on the internet saturate the news), Berkowitz shows how the law has remained out of synch with the convulsive changes in sexual morality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on the stories of real people, Berkowitz adds a compelling human element to what might otherwise be faceless legal battles. The law is made by people, after all, and nothing sparks intolerance - on the left and right -- more than sex. Ultimately, Berkowitz shows the emptiness of sanctimonious condemnation, and argues that sexual questions are too subtle and volatile for simple, catch-all solutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Berkowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619027461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619027466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.30w x 1.40d","brand":"Eric Berkowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979401789695,"sku":"9781619027466","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a423399-9fc1-444b-a309-19960e2572b8.jpg?v=1683245347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boundaries-of-desire-eric-berkowitz-9781619027466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}