History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure
History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure
History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure
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Description
Description
The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history.
About the Author
About the Author
Michel Foucault was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926. He lecturerd in universities throughout the world; served as director at the Institut Francais in Hamburg, Germany and at the Institut de Philosophi at the Faculte des Lettres in the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France; and wrote frequently for French newspapers and reviews. At the time of his death in 1984, he held a chair at France's most prestigious institutions, the College de France.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Required reading for those who cling to stereotyped ideas about our difference from the Greeks in terms of pagan license versus Christian austerity or their hedonism versus our anxiety." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Vintage
Pub date:
1990-04-14
Length:
304 pages
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