The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure

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The cover is clean but does show some wear. This book is in VERY GOOD condition. The cover and spine are solid, with minimal wear associated with shelved books. The interior pages are excellent, with no markings or highlighting. Page edges should be clean. No additional materials such as disks or codes are included, unless otherwise stated. Ships only in the US using Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer! In good shape, no tears, or writing, cover and pages slightly discolored with age. Seller Inventory # 4JLTXP000M07

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Synopsis: In this sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality.

Throughout The Uses of Pleasure Foucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism as he tries to answer basic questions: How in the West did sexual experience become a moral issue? And why were other appetites of the body, such as hunger, and collective concerns, such as civic duty, not subjected to the numberless rules and regulations and judgments that have defined, if not confined, sexual behavior?

From the Publisher: "Breathtaking throughout."--John Boswell, The Boston Globe

Bibliographic Details

Title: The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of...
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: VeryGood