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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.
ISBN: 9781742198071
ISBN-10: 1742198074
Series: Spinifex Feminist Classics
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 378
Published: 1st June 2012
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.2
x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.34
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