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Loving Animals : On Bestiality, Zoophilia and Post-Human Love by Joanna Bourke (2020, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherReaktion Books, The Limited
ISBN-101789143101
ISBN-139781789143102
eBay Product ID (ePID)10050420198
Product Key Features
Book TitleLoving Animals : on Bestiality, Zoophilia and Post-Human Love
Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicSociology / General, General, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)
FeaturesNew Edition
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Psychology, History
AuthorJoanna Bourke
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-416699
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsBourke believes society should take a more nuanced approach to the matter. In her new book, Loving Animals , she points out that studies suggesting a link between bestiality and psychosis should be treated with caution due to sampling bias, because they were conducted on people already within the penal system, rather than a cross-section of the population. The sexually frustrated young farm-hand who interferes with one of his mares shouldn't necessarily occupy the same taxonomic box as the bona fide sex pest; his indiscretion is, in the words of the psychiatrist Philip Q. Roche, an 'adaptive expedient of bucolic loneliness'--a matter of circumstance rather than proclivity; contingent rather than pathological., Bourke's post-anthropocentric approach to human-animal love and lust is a remarkable and much-needed contribution to both queer studies and animal studies. She offers a critical and thorough analysis of the joys, hopes, and dangers of intimacy with the most vulnerable of all lovers--animals., This bold and imaginative book is thoughtful and--inevitably--provocative. With characteristic compassion and insight, Bourke undertakes a tour de force of historical and cultural attitudes towards human-animal relations to guide us through serious ethical and political questions concerning sexuality, power, and consent., Bourke's Loving Animals is an exploration of the ethical possibilities and often grim reality of modern bestiality... Her thesis is that while sexual interaction between human and nonhuman animals is very often abusive, it needn't be. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, she makes the case for a form of human-animal love that isn't merely free from harm, but is governed by reciprocity, respect, and care. Taking this seriously can, Bourke thinks, help us understand what we owe our fellow nonhuman animals, and the sex humans have with each other., In this courageous book, Bourke combines scholarship and clear prose to tackle head-on one of our most stigmatized taboos--sexual relations between humans and nonhumans. In doing so, she provides an illuminating perspective on a subject too often swept under the rug. Even if so-called zoophilia were a rare aberration, it ought to be addressed. That it is far more widespread than commonly believed justifies the need for thorough, contemporary examination.
Dewey Decimal306.77
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisSex with animals is one of the last taboos but, for a practice that is generally regarded as abhorrent, it is remarkable how many books, films, plays, paintings, and photographs depict the subject. So, what does loving animals mean? In this book the renowned historian Joanna Bourke explores the modern history of sex between humans and animals. Bourke looks at the changing meanings of "bestiality" and "zoophilia," assesses the psychiatric and sexual aspects, and she concludes by delineating an ethics of animal loving., Renowned historian Joanna Bourke explores the modern history of bestiality Sex with animals is one of the last taboos but, for a practice that is generally regarded as abhorrent, it is remarkable how many books, films, plays, paintings, and photographs depict the subject. So, what does loving animals mean? In this book the renowned historian Joanna Bourke explores the modern history of sex between humans and animals. Bourke looks at the changing meanings of 'bestiality' and 'zoophilia,' assesses the psychiatric and sexual aspects, and she concludes by delineating an ethics of animal loving. 'An important and thought-provoking book...Bourke's deft yet bold handling of this topic opens a vast and ethically freighted vista.' -- Dr Louise Hide, Birkbeck, University of London
LC Classification NumberHQ71
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- 14 Sep, 2022
a must read if you are into bestiality.
just what i needed for my project, the book is very complete and has a great research.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
