{"product_id":"the-pleasures-all-mine-julie-peakman-9781780231853","title":"The Pleasure's All Mine: A History of Perverse Sex","description":"Handcuffs, paddles, whips--the words alone are enough to make a person blush. Even by our society's standards, the practice of things like BDSM is still very hush-hush, considered deviant sexual behavior that must be kept hidden. But the narrow view of what is thought of as \"normal\" sex--a vanilla act performed by one man and one woman--is more and more contested these days. And as Julie Peakman reveals, normal never really existed; for everyone, different kinds of sex have always offered myriad pleasures, and almost all sexual behaviors have traveled between acceptance and proscription. \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure's All Mine\u003c\/i\u003e examines two millennia of letters, diaries, court records, erotic books, medical texts, and more to explore the gamut of \"deviant\" sexual activity. \u003cbr\u003e Delving into the specialized cultures of pain, necrophilia, and bestiality and the social world of plushies, furries, and life-size sex dolls, Peakman considers the changing attitudes toward these, as well as masturbation, \"golden showers,\" sadomasochism, homosexuals, transvestites, and transsexuals. She follows the history of each behavior through its original reception to its interpretation by sexologists and how it is viewed today, showing how previously acceptable behaviors now provoke social outrage, or vice versa. In addition, she questions why people have been and remain intolerant of other people's sexual preferences. \u003cbr\u003e The first comprehensive history of sexual perversion and packed with both color and black and white images, \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure's All Mine\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and sometimes shocking look at the evolution of our views on sex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Peakman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780231857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780231853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.61w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014","brand":"Julie Peakman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659508232447,"sku":"9781780231853","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pleasures-all-mine-julie-peakman-9781780231853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}