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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date
June 2, 2009
Pages
325
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375414091
ISBN-10
0375414096
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.46 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$27.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A rich and seductive narrative of the powerful erotic pull the East has always had for the Westâa pervasive yet often ignored aspect of their long historical relationshipâand a deep exploration of the intimate connection between sex and power.
Richard Bernstein defines the East widelyânorthern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific Islandsâand frames it as a place where sexual pleasure was not commonly associated with sin, as it was in the West, and where a different sexual culture offered the Western men who came as conquerers and traders thrilling but morally ambiguous opportunities that were mostly unavailable at home. Bernstein maps this erotic history through a chronology of notable personalities. Here are some of Europeâs greatest literary personalities and explorers: Marco Polo, writing on the harem of Kublai Khan; Gustave Flaubert, describing his dalliances with Egyptian prostitutes (and the diseases he picked up along the way); and Richard Francis Burton, adventurer, lothario, anthropologistâand translator of The Arabian Nights.
Here also are those figures less well-known but with stories no less captivating or surprising: Europeans whose âtemporary marriagesâ to Japanese women might have inspired Pucciniâs Madama Butterfly; rare visitors to the boudoirs of Chinese emperors in the Forbidden City; American G.I.s and journalists in Vietnam discovering the sexual emoluments of postcolonial power; men attracted to the sex bazaars of yesterdayâs North Africa and the Thailand of today. And throughout, Bernstein explores the lives of those women who suffered for or profited from the fantasies of Western men.
A remarkable work of history: as unexpected as it is lucid, and as provocative as it is brilliantly illuminating.
Richard Bernstein defines the East widelyânorthern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific Islandsâand frames it as a place where sexual pleasure was not commonly associated with sin, as it was in the West, and where a different sexual culture offered the Western men who came as conquerers and traders thrilling but morally ambiguous opportunities that were mostly unavailable at home. Bernstein maps this erotic history through a chronology of notable personalities. Here are some of Europeâs greatest literary personalities and explorers: Marco Polo, writing on the harem of Kublai Khan; Gustave Flaubert, describing his dalliances with Egyptian prostitutes (and the diseases he picked up along the way); and Richard Francis Burton, adventurer, lothario, anthropologistâand translator of The Arabian Nights.
Here also are those figures less well-known but with stories no less captivating or surprising: Europeans whose âtemporary marriagesâ to Japanese women might have inspired Pucciniâs Madama Butterfly; rare visitors to the boudoirs of Chinese emperors in the Forbidden City; American G.I.s and journalists in Vietnam discovering the sexual emoluments of postcolonial power; men attracted to the sex bazaars of yesterdayâs North Africa and the Thailand of today. And throughout, Bernstein explores the lives of those women who suffered for or profited from the fantasies of Western men.
A remarkable work of history: as unexpected as it is lucid, and as provocative as it is brilliantly illuminating.
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from Alfred a Knopf Inc (June 2, 2009)
9780375414091 | details & prices | 325 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.46 lbs | List price $27.95
About: A rich and seductive narrative of the powerful erotic pull the East has always had for the Westâa pervasive yet often ignored aspect of their long historical relationshipâand a deep exploration of the intimate connection between sex and power.
About: A rich and seductive narrative of the powerful erotic pull the East has always had for the Westâa pervasive yet often ignored aspect of their long historical relationshipâand a deep exploration of the intimate connection between sex and power.
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from Vintage Books (June 2, 2009)
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