Kate Lister

Basado en el popular proyecto de investigación Whores of Yore (Putas de Antaño) y escrito con su característico humor e ingenio, este libro se basa en los amplios conocimientos de la doctora Kate Lister sobre la historia del sexo.Desde las pruebas de impotencia medievales hasta los robos de testiculos del siglo xx, y desde los frescos eroticos de Pompeya hasta los burdeles de muñecas sexuales de hoy en dia, Lister se mete sin pudor en los pantalones de la historia, desmontando mitos, desafiando estereotipos y, en general, ensuciandose las manos.No se trata de un estudio exhaustivo de todas las peculiaridades sexuales, perversiones y rituales de todas las culturas a lo largo del tiempo, ya que eso supondria escribir una enciclopedia; sino que se trata mas bien de una gota de agua en el oceano de la historia del sexo. El acto sexual no ha cambiado mucho a lo largo de la historia, pero las formas en que la sociedad dicta como se entiende y se practica han variado de forma significativa a lo largo de los años.Los seres humanos son las unicas criaturas que estigmatizan determinadas practicas sexuales y el sexo sigue siendo un tema profundamente divisivo en todo el mundo. Las actitudes cambiaran y se desarrollaran esperemos que para mejor pero el sexo nunca estara libre de estigma o verguenza, a menos que reconozcamos de donde viene. Un fascinante libro salpicado de una jerga historica sorprendente e ilustrado con imagenes del pasado asombrosas y embriagadoras, meticulosamente documentadas.

Buckle your trousers, fasten your seatbelts, here comes Kate Lister. Her curious history of sex is a wild ride, made all the more enjoyable by a wonderfully irreverent approach . . . Ive never had so much fun learning stuffThe TimesHad Victoria Wood decided to write a scholarly book about sex, it would be like this. Lister has a saucy wit . . . I laughed out loud.Daily MailLister romps her way through masturbation, menstruation and prostitution, the invention of condoms, the use of vibrators to cure hysteria and much more . . . GloriousEvening StandardThis is not a comprehensive study of every sexual quirk, kink and ritual across all cultures throughout time, as that would entail writing an encyclopaedia. Rather, this is a drop in the ocean, a paddle in the shallow end of sex history, but I hope you will get pleasantly wet nonetheless.The act of sex has not changed since people first worked out what went where, but the ways in which society dictates how sex is culturally understood and performed have varied significantly through the ages. Humans are the only creatures that stigmatise particular sexual practices, and sex remains a deeply divisive issue around the world. Attitudes will change and grow - hopefully for the better - but sex will never be free of stigma or shame unless we acknowledge where it has come from.Based on the popular research project Whores of Yore, and written with her distinctive humour and wit, A Curious History of Sex draws upon Dr Kate Listers extensive knowledge of sex history. From medieval impotence tests to twentieth-century testicle thefts, from the erotic frescoes of Pompeii, to modern-day sex doll brothels, Kate unashamedly roots around in the pants of history, debunking myths, challenging stereotypes and generally getting her hands dirty.This fascinating book is peppered with surprising and informative historical slang, and illustrated with eye-opening, toe-curling and meticulously sourced images from the past.You will laugh, you will wince and you will wonder just how much has actually changed.

FLICK is a rousing history of women enjoying sex: sex with themselves, sex with each other, and occasionally sex with men as well.Meet the women throughout history who, quite literally, came before us.From the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets.Flicking excellent . . . Kate Lister is a goddess.DR LUCY WORSLEYThis eye-opening account of how womens pleasure has been controlled throught time is thought provoking and intrepid...an excellent, spiky book.TELEGRAPHUnique, brilliant, gripping and unforgettable.PROF KATE WILLIAMSThere is a common misconception that before modern day feminism, women throughout history simply lay back and thought of England or their respective place of origin; that the modern sex positive movement is a radical break from the past. But women demanding better sex did not arrive with free love or the Rampant Rabbit. It has been a very long fight indeed.From Ancient Mesopotamian sex goddesses to the contraceptive pill, Kate Lister takes us through history to show us how womens sexual pleasure was controlled, understood and thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed.

Basado en el popular proyecto de investigación Whores of Yore (Putas de antaño) y escrito con su característico humor e ingenio, ‘Una curiosa historia del sexo’ se basa en los amplios conocimientos d