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Sex: Lessons From History

By: Fern Riddell
Narrated by: Fern Riddell
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A powerful new cultural history of sex written by one of the UK's most prominent historians.

Sex, for the entirety of human history, has never been about reproduction. Statistically speaking, only one out of every one thousand sexual acts between a man and a woman will result in a pregnancy. And, as we know, sex does not solely take place just between men and women.

So: what is sex for?

In this wide-ranging and powerful new history of sex, Dr Fern Riddell will uncover the sexual lives of our ancestors and show that, just like us, they were as preoccupied with sexual identities, masturbation, foreplay, sex and deviance; facing it with the same confusion, joy and accidental hilarity that we do today.

By looking at how history has dealt with different parts of our sexual experience, we're taken on an illuminating and entertaining journey about why we have sex - and what that means today.

(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2021 Fern Riddell 20th Century Anatomy & Physiology Biological Sciences Modern Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Women Sexual Health

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I was able to hear this author speak on the BBC’s History Extra podcast and preordered the book. It did not disappoint. I can imagine this was a colossal undertaking but I believe this book hit really excellent points and I am glad to of “read” it! Bravo on tackling this and getting it out during a global pandemic👏🏼

What a colossal topic!!

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