The Boundaries of Desire: A Century of Good Sex, Bad Laws, and Changing Identities

by Eric Berkowitz

Book Overview

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.

Combining meticulous research and lively storytelling, The Boundaries of Desire traces the fast-moving bloodsport of sex law over the past century, and challenges our most cherished...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619025299
• ISBN13: 9781619025295
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"