Sex-Life, a Critical Commentary on the History of Sexuality

Auteur

Michael Griffin is a widely travelled freelance writer and journalist who has worked as an information consultant for UNICEF in Afghanistan. He is currently News Editor for Index on Censorship.

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'Filled with the dramatic moments, ironies and political intrigues that color the Taliban's rise ... Griffin writes engagingly.' The New York Times Book Review

Résumé
Is sexuality innate or socially determined? How has the history of sexuality been constructed? The author's survey introduces the literature and perspectives of writers from Freud to Scruton and provides a critical commentary along with explanations of the issues involved.