Gender, Pleasure, and Violence: The Construction of Expert Knowledge of Sexuality in Poland

by Agnieszka Kościańska

Book Overview

Behind the Iron Curtain, the politics of sexuality and gender were, in many ways, more progressive than the West.

While Polish citizens undoubtedly suffered under the oppressive totalitarianism of socialism, abortion was legal, clear laws protected victims of rape, and it was relatively easy to legally change one's gender. In Gender, Pleasure, and Violence, Agnieszka Kościańska reveals that sexologists--experts such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253053080
• ISBN13: 9780253053084
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher