Anticlimax - A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution (Paperback, Second Edition,)

The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s is remembered as a time of great freedom for women. But did the sexual revolution have the same goals as the Women's Liberation Movement? Was it truly liberation for women or just another insidious form of oppression? In this provocative book, Shelia Jeffreys argues that sexual freedom sometimes directly opposed actual freedom for women. Anticlimax traces sexual mores and attitudes from the 1950s to the 1990s, exploring the nature of both straight and gay relationships and offering original and compelling commentary on Lolita, Naked Lunch, The Joy of Sex, The Masters/Johnson report, and other representations in the literature on sexuality. At the root of sexual liberation, Sheila Jeffreys finds an increasing eroticisation of power differences within heterosexual, lesbian and gay communities. Her alternative vision of sexual relations based on equality is a major statement in the debates over sex and violence that remain relevant in discussions about the Slutwalks, sexualisation of girls and the pervasiveness of porn culture.

General

Imprint:	Spinifex Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Sheila Jeffreys
Dimensions:	202 x 126 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	378
Edition:	Second Edition,
ISBN-13:	978-1-74219-807-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
LSN:	1-74219-807-4
Barcode:	9781742198071

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