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Shakespeare, Sex, and Love (Paperback): Stanley Wells Shakespeare, Sex, and Love (Paperback)
Stanley Wells
R375 R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Save R67 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Pre-eminent Shakespearean critic Stanley Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an illuminating account of sexual behaviour in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He demonstrates what we know or can deduce of the sex lives of Shakespeare and members of his family. He also provides a fascinating account of depictions of sexuality in the poetry of the period and suggests that at the time Shakespeare was writing most of his non-dramatic verse a group of poets catered especially for readers with homoerotic tastes. The second part of Shakespeare, Sex, and Love focuses on the variety of ways in which Shakespeare treats sexuality in his plays and at how he relates sexuality to love. Wells shows that Shakespeare's attitude to sex developed over the course of his writing career, and devotes whole chapters to 'The Fun of Sex' - to how he raises laughter out of the matter of sex in both the language and the plotting of some of his comedies; portrayals of sexual desire; to Romeo and Juliet as the play in which Shakespeare focuses most centrally on issues relating to sex, love, and the relationship between them; to sexual jealousy, traced through four major plays; 'Sexual Experience'; and 'Whores and Saints'. A final chapter, 'Just Good Friends' examines Shakespeare's rendering of same-gender relationships.

Selected Readings in Human Sexuality (Hardcover): Sharon N Obasi Selected Readings in Human Sexuality (Hardcover)
Sharon N Obasi
R4,089 Discovery Miles 40 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? (Paperback): Deborah Lukovich Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? (Paperback)
Deborah Lukovich
R476 R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Save R80 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Three Contributions To The Theory Of Sex - Authorized Translation By A.A. Brill, Ph.B., M.D. With Introduction By James J.... Three Contributions To The Theory Of Sex - Authorized Translation By A.A. Brill, Ph.B., M.D. With Introduction By James J. Putnam, M.D. Edited By Drs. Smith Ely Jelliffe And Wm. A. White (Paperback)
Sigmund Freud; Translated by Abraham Arden Brill; Edited by Smith Ely Jelliffe
R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hysteria, Perversion, and Paranoia in "The Canterbury Tales" - "Wild" Analysis and the Symptomatic Storyteller (Paperback):... Hysteria, Perversion, and Paranoia in "The Canterbury Tales" - "Wild" Analysis and the Symptomatic Storyteller (Paperback)
Becky Renee McLaughlin
R747 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R123 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Beginning with the spectacle of hysteria, moving through the perversions of fetishism, masochism, and sadism, and ending with paranoia and psychosis, this book explores the ways that conflicts with the Oedipal law erupt on the body and in language in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, for Chaucer's tales are rife with issues of mastery and control that emerge as conflicts not only between authority and experience but also between power and knowledge, word and flesh, rule books and reason, man and woman, same and other - conflicts that erupt in a macabre sprawl of broken bones, dismembered bodies, cut throats, and decapitations. Like the macabre sprawl of conflict in the Canterbury Tales, this book brings together a number of conflicting modes of thinking and writing through the surprising and perhaps disconcerting use of "shadow" chapters that speak to or against the four "central" chapters, creating both dialogue and interruption.

Global Citizenship Education - Challenges and Successes (Hardcover): Eva Aboagye, S. Nombuso Dlamini Global Citizenship Education - Challenges and Successes (Hardcover)
Eva Aboagye, S. Nombuso Dlamini
R1,348 Discovery Miles 13 480 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The idea of citizenship and conceptions of what it means to be a good citizen have evolved over time. On the one hand, good citizenship entails the ability to live with others in diverse societies and to promote a common set of values of acceptance, human rights, and democracy. On the other hand, in order to compete in the global economy, nations require a more innovative, autonomous, and reflective workforce, meaning good citizens are also those who successfully participate in the economic development of themselves and their country. These competing conceptions of good citizenship can result in people's participation in activities, such as profit-driven labor exploitation, that contradict human rights and democratic tenants. Thus, global citizenship education is fundamental to teaching, learning, and redressing sociopolitical, economic, and environmental exploitation around the world. Detailing the historical development of this field of study to achieve recognition, Global Citizenship Education: Challenges and Successes provides a critical discourse on global citizenship education (GCE). Authors in this collection discuss the underpinnings of global citizenship education via contemporary theories and methodologies, as well as specific case studies that illustrate the application of GCE initiatives. Editors Eva Aboagye and S. Nombuso Dlamini aim to motivate learners and educators in post-secondary institutions not only to understand the issues of social and economic inequality and political and civil unrest facing us, but also to take action that will lead to equitable change in both local and global spaces.

Sex and Storytelling in Modern Cinema - Explicit Sex, Performance and Cinematic Technique (Hardcover): Lindsay Coleman Sex and Storytelling in Modern Cinema - Explicit Sex, Performance and Cinematic Technique (Hardcover)
Lindsay Coleman
R4,187 Discovery Miles 41 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With full-frontal genitalia, erections, even actual sex featuring increasingly in films, this explicitness in presentation has caused critical consternation and accusations that such film narratives are pornographic. This book explores how, rather than being pornographic, explicit sex can be an essential element of cinematic storytelling today. Offering detailed analysis of how choices are made in the presentation of explicit sex in often very controversial films, such as "Shame", "Baise-Moi", "Antichrist", "Dogtooth" and "Lust, Caution", the expert contributors - including Barbara Creed, Jacob Held and Linda Ruth Williams - show how sexual content can aid characterisation, highlight themes, and provide events that serve to develop plot. The impact of explicit sex as an element of a film's narrative is also revealed to be assisted by effective, nuanced performances and the incisive deployment of directorial technique. Together they detail through the fundamentals of cinema the shot by shot, moment by moment manner in which explicit sex can be an essential component of a dramatically powerful narrative.

Dating and Sex - The Theory of Mutual Self-Destruction (Paperback): Amir Said Dating and Sex - The Theory of Mutual Self-Destruction (Paperback)
Amir Said
R647 R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Save R113 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Animals as Legal Beings - Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders (Paperback): Maneesha Deckha Animals as Legal Beings - Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders (Paperback)
Maneesha Deckha
R877 Discovery Miles 8 770 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In Animals as Legal Beings, Maneesha Deckha critically examines how Canadian law and, by extension, other legal orders around the world, participate in the social construction of the human-animal divide and the abject rendering of animals as property. Through a rigorous but cogent analysis, Deckha calls for replacing the exploitative property classification for animals with a new transformative legal status or subjectivity called "beingness." In developing a new legal subjectivity for animals, one oriented toward respecting animals for who they are rather than their proximity to idealized versions of humanness, Animals as Legal Beings seeks to bring critical animal theorizations and animal law closer together. Throughout, Deckha draws upon the feminist animal care tradition, as well as feminist theories of embodiment and relationality, postcolonial theory, and critical animal studies. Her argument is critical of the liberal legal view of animals and directed at a legal subjectivity for animals attentive to their embodied vulnerability, and desirous of an animal-friendly cultural shift in the core foundations of anthropocentric legal systems. Theoretically informed yet accessibly presented, Animals as Legal Beings makes a significant contribution to an array of interdisciplinary debates and is an innovative and astute argument for a meaningful more-than-human turn in law and policy.

Selected Readings in Human Sexuality (Paperback): Sharon N Obasi Selected Readings in Human Sexuality (Paperback)
Sharon N Obasi
R2,579 Discovery Miles 25 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Selected Readings in Human Sexuality provides students with a carefully curated selection of readings that highlight specific topics within the spectrum of human sexual behavior. The anthology contains 10 readings that cover various topics, including interracial and interethnic relationships, sexual harassment, human trafficking, changes in sexual behavior throughout the lifespan, and more. The readings have been selected to illustrate the different ways in which human sexuality may be investigated, including systematic reviews of existing literature, case studies, and empirical research. The volume includes research on human sexuality from various countries and cultures, including the Netherlands, Canada, and China, to enrich conversations and provide readers with diverse perspectives. Each reading is accompanied by an introduction highlighting the importance of the reading and a set of discussion prompts to facilitate further examination of the topic. Selected Readings in Human Sexuality is designed to serve as a supplementary reader for courses in human sexual behavior.

Adolescence & Sexuality - International Perspectives (Paperback): Joav Merrick, Ariel Tenenbaum, Hatim A. Omar Adolescence & Sexuality - International Perspectives (Paperback)
Joav Merrick, Ariel Tenenbaum, Hatim A. Omar
R4,153 R3,778 Discovery Miles 37 780 Save R375 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Human sexuality involves sexual attraction to another person, which for the most part is to the opposite sex (heterosexuality), some to the same sex (homosexuality) or some having both (bisexuality) or not being attracted to anyone in a sexual manner (asexuality). Human sexuality is determined by many factors, like cultural, political, legal and philosophical aspects of life, but also morality, ethics, theology, spirituality and religion. Sexuality is as old as mankind and interest in sexual activity is very much related to the onset of puberty and the period of schooling. In this book, we have gathered papers from around the world in order to discuss issues of sexuality from an international perspective.

Little Emperors and Material Girls - Sex and Youth in Modern China (Paperback): Jemimah Steinfeld Little Emperors and Material Girls - Sex and Youth in Modern China (Paperback)
Jemimah Steinfeld
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

China is the world's fastest-growing economic powerhouse. Everybody knows this. But behind the headlines a once-in-a-generation sexual and cultural revolution is taking place - all in the bars, cafes and streets of China's growing mega-cities. Welcome to this new China. Writer and journalist Jemimah Steinfeld meets the young people behind the world's fastest-moving nation to unveil their attitudes towards love, life and sexuality. Young Chinese have new words to describe the world they live in: 'little emperors' - single men who have grown up under the one child policy - they're bossy and selfish; 'bare branches' - those without children; 'leftovers' - women over twenty-six who aren't married; 'comrade' - how the gay community identifies itself; 'love markets' - weekend gatherings across China where parents attempt to find husbands and wives for their children, and others show up to match-make young singles and even offer boyfriends for hire.Jemimah Steinfeld introduces the people at the heart of this world, from the woman starting China's first online dating agency to the mistresses of the rich and powerful; from the company trying to sell sex toys to China's middle-classes to the sino-punks of Beijing's bar scene. Little Emperors and Material Girls is the book which will change the way you see China.

The Sexual State - Sexuality and Scottish Governance 1950-80 (Paperback): Roger Davidson, Gayle Davis The Sexual State - Sexuality and Scottish Governance 1950-80 (Paperback)
Roger Davidson, Gayle Davis
R853 Discovery Miles 8 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is an important contribution to the sexual history of Britain. This valuable study fills a gap in our understanding of modern Scottish, and British, society, providing as it does a vital perspective on Scotland's sexual history and its political and social context. It is unique in exploring the period from 1950 to 1980, covering the immediate post-war and Scotland's sexual 'coming-of-age'. It charts a steady political growth from a deeply moralistic policy framework towards a less judgmental, global and scientific context. Davidson and Davis lead us through the Scottish sexual landscape leading up to the global crisis of HIV/AIDS, analysing post-war state policy towards issues such as abortion, family planning, homosexuality, pornography, prostitution, sex education and sexual heath. Policy-makers, social historians, teachers and students alike will find this an invaluable resource on the study of sexuality and policy-making in modern society.

Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed. - The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller (Paperback): Chris Ramsey, Rosie Ramsey Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed. - The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller (Paperback)
Chris Ramsey, Rosie Ramsey
R278 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270 Save R51 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Whether you've barely recovered from spending lockdown with your other half or desperately heading to the clubs to meet 'the one', SH**GED. MARRIED. ANNOYED. is here to see you through . . . THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE STARS OF THE CHART-TOPPING PODCAST NOW FEATURING A BONUS CHAPTER 'An absolute triumph' Daisy May Cooper 'These two are bloody hilarious' Zoe Sugg 'A hilarious look at the highs and lows of relationships' Sun __________ SH**GED. Hitting the bars, necking drinks and necking strangers, stumbling home, one-night-stands, nightmare dates, thinking this one's alright, ghosting, tears, more drinking, living off late-night chips. MARRIED. Meeting 'the one', weekends away, moving in, declaring life-long love, stags and hens, the perfect wedding, the honeymoon period, getting through the hard bits together, starting a family. ANNOYED. Can you close the bathroom door if you're doing that? Sleepless nights, arguing about whose turn it is to change the baby's nappy, toys everywhere, only having two drinks, still being hungover, wondering when it all stopped being easy. Whether you're sh**ged, married, annoyed, or all of the above, Chris and Rosie Ramsey write hilariously and with honesty about the ups and downs of dating, relationships, arguing, parenting and everything in between.

Speaking of Sex - Reignite the spark in your relationship, spice up your sex life, and create long-lasting love. (Paperback):... Speaking of Sex - Reignite the spark in your relationship, spice up your sex life, and create long-lasting love. (Paperback)
Shauna J Harris
R416 R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Almost a man (Hardcover): Mary Wood-Allen Almost a man (Hardcover)
Mary Wood-Allen
R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Almost A Man (Paperback): Mary Wood-Allen Almost A Man (Paperback)
Mary Wood-Allen
R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Against Sex - Identities of Sexual Restraint in Early America (Hardcover): Kara French Against Sex - Identities of Sexual Restraint in Early America (Hardcover)
Kara French
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How much sex should a person have? With whom? What do we make of people who choose not to have sex at all? As present as these questions are today, they were subjects of intense debate in the early American republic. In this richly textured history, Kara French investigates ideas about, and practices of, sexual restraint to better understand the sexual dimensions of American identity in the antebellum United States. French considers three groups of Americans-Shakers, Catholic priests and nuns, and followers of sexual reformer Sylvester Graham-whose sexual abstinence provoked almost as much social, moral, and political concern as the idea of sexual excess. Examining private diaries and letters, visual culture and material artifacts, and a range of published works, French reveals how people practicing sexual restraint became objects of fascination, ridicule, and even violence in nineteenth-century American culture. Against Sex makes clear that in assessing the history of sexuality, an expansive view of sexual practice that includes abstinence and restraint can shed important new light on histories of society, culture, and politics.

Love Factually - 10 Proven Steps from I Wish to I Do (Paperback, 2nd Revised and Updated ed.): Duana C Welch Love Factually - 10 Proven Steps from I Wish to I Do (Paperback, 2nd Revised and Updated ed.)
Duana C Welch
R475 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Save R73 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Theology and Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Rights (Hardcover): Andre S Musskopf, Edith Gonzalez Bernal, Mauricio Rincon... Theology and Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Rights (Hardcover)
Andre S Musskopf, Edith Gonzalez Bernal, Mauricio Rincon Andrade
R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Carnal Knowledge - Regulating Sex in England, 1470-1600 (Paperback): Martin Ingram Carnal Knowledge - Regulating Sex in England, 1470-1600 (Paperback)
Martin Ingram
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How was the law used to control sex in Tudor England? What were the differences between secular and religious practice? This major study reveals that - contrary to what historians have often supposed - in pre-Reformation England both ecclesiastical and secular (especially urban) courts were already highly active in regulating sex. They not only enforced clerical celibacy and sought to combat prostitution but also restrained the pre- and extramarital sexual activities of laypeople more generally. Initially destabilising, the religious and institutional changes of 1530-60 eventually led to important new developments that tightened the regime further. There were striking innovations in the use of shaming punishments in provincial towns and experiments in the practice of public penance in the church courts, while Bridewell transformed the situation in London. Allowing the clergy to marry was a milestone of a different sort. Together these changes contributed to a marked shift in the moral climate by 1600.

Sex Positions for Couples - The Best Tantric and Kamasutra Positions for Adults to explore your Sexual Fantasies. Add Games to... Sex Positions for Couples - The Best Tantric and Kamasutra Positions for Adults to explore your Sexual Fantasies. Add Games to improve your Sex Life (Paperback)
Eva Boost
R625 R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Save R115 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stories of Lesbian Women and the Church (Hardcover): Bonnie E Kelly Stories of Lesbian Women and the Church (Hardcover)
Bonnie E Kelly
R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stories of Lesbian Women and the Church (Paperback): Bonnie E Kelly Stories of Lesbian Women and the Church (Paperback)
Bonnie E Kelly
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sex Games for Couples - Injecting the Playful and Naughty Mood in Your Relationship Whether You are Married or Dating Perfect... Sex Games for Couples - Injecting the Playful and Naughty Mood in Your Relationship Whether You are Married or Dating Perfect Guide for Couples' Truth or Dare Games (Paperback)
Jenny Love
R505 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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