'In my own marriage I paid such a terrible price for sex-ignorance that I feel that knowledge gained at such a cost should be placed at the service of humanity.' The book that was to become Married Love grew from Marie Stopes's conviction that the state of modern middle-class marriage was, like her own, desperate, and that the cause of this desperation was sexual unhappiness. She knew her book would 'probably electrify this country' and it remains one of the best known sex manuals ever written. It combines a lyrical evocation of marital love with a no-nonsense and detailed account of sexual intercourse and sexual pleasure that was a sensation when it was published in 1918. Stopes advocated equality in marriage and the importance of women's sexuality and sexual desire, as well as openly supporting birth control. In this edition of Stopes's ground-breaking work, Ross McKibbin's introduction reveals fascinating insights into Stopes and prevailing attitudes to class, religion, science, and above all, sex.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780192804327
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88926104
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Children & Family
Author
Marie Stopes
Publication Name
Married Love
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
172 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
196mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
138g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Marie Stopes
Series Title
Oxford World's Classics
Topic
Opinion of the People
Editor
Ross Mckibbin
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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