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The embarrassment and alienation we often feel when the word 'vagina' comes up in conversation is fairly new. Slang terms for the vagina right up until the end of the nineteenth century were affectionate, often downright cuddly and usually positive. It was only in the last hundred and twenty years that the hostile note attending the vagina became a slur rather than an endearment.
The vagina deserves an understanding of its own cultural lineage and ancestry because what is true of the female body in general is more true of the vagina than of any other aspect of the feminine. And the way we understand and envision the vagina at certain moments in history is a metaphor for how we are willing to see women in general and how women are encouraged to see themselves.
From the Greeks and the Romans to Freud, from pornography and health to goddesses, from worship to denigration and even mutilation, here is a history of this wonderful organ, the 'dark continent' of female sexuality, well deserving of its own story.
About the Author
Naomi Wolf is at the forefront of contemporary feminist thought. Through her four groundbreaking books she has given voice to women of all ages, helping reveal the social myths that conspire to keep women struggling against inequality.
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I found this book very hard to understand... Lot's of long scientific works. I found myself looking up every fifth word in the dictionary !
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A smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom. Every woman should read it. [Gloria Steinem on The Beauty Myth]
ISBN: 9781844086887
ISBN-10: 1844086887
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 416
Published: 6th September 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3
x 3.0
Weight (kg): 0.542
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