{"product_id":"the-pleasures-all-mine-a-history-of-perverse-sex","title":"The Pleasure's All Mine: A History of Perverse Sex","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandcuffs  paddles  whipsthe words alone are enough to make a person blush. Even by our societys standards  the practice of things like BDSM is still very hush-hush  considered deviant sexual behavior that must be kept hidden. But the narrow view of what is thought of as normal sexa vanilla act performed by one man and one womanis more and more contested these days. And as Julie Peakman reveals  normal never really existed; for everyone  different kinds of sex have always offered myriad pleasures  and almost all sexual behaviors have traveled between acceptance and proscription. The Pleasures All Mine examines two millennia of letters  diaries  court records  erotic books  medical texts  and more to explore the gamut of deviant sexual activity. Delving into the specialized cultures of pain  necrophilia  and bestiality and the social world of plushies  furries  and life-size sex dolls  Peakman considers the changing attitudes toward these  as well as masturbation  golden showers  sadomasochism  homosexuals  transvestites  and transsexuals. She follows the history of each behavior through its original reception to its interpretation by sexologists and how it is viewed today  showing how previously acceptable behaviors now provoke social outrage  or vice versa. In addition  she questions why people have been and remain intolerant of other peoples sexual preferences. The first comprehensive history of sexual perversion and packed with both color and black and white images  The Pleasures All Mine is a fascinating and sometimes shocking look at the evolution of our views on sex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985132974133,"sku":"ByrdShop_1780236751","price":29.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781780236759.jpg?v=1770848306","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pleasures-all-mine-a-history-of-perverse-sex","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}