Sexuality in the Arab World

Sexuality in the Arab World
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Publisher : Saqi
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9780863564871
ISBN-13 : 0863564879
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sexuality in the Arab World by : Samir Khalaf

Download or read book Sexuality in the Arab World written by Samir Khalaf and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arab cultural discourse has been slow to respond to changing sexual behaviour. The contributors to this collection pick up the slack, ranging across such disciplines as literature, history, sociology and psychology. Is Damascus the 'chastity capital' of the Middle East, where perceptions of wealth and class fuel female rivalries? How do gay men cruise in Beirut? How do young women in Tunis cope with both social pressures to become thin and family pressures to gain weight? What do Lebanese creative-writing students write about sexual practices versus public behaviour? The fresh, compelling research topi covered include masculinity and migration; colonialism and sexual health; fantasy and violence; and domestic workers and sexual tensions. 'Other people's sex lives have always been a source of fascination, and nowhere more so than in the Middle East ... Ground-breaking.' New Statesman


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