The Story of V: A Natural History of Female Sexuality
by Catherine Blackledge
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"The Story of V explores how female genitalia have been and continue to be conceived and misconceived. More than two millennia of misinformation has resulted in a western culture where we hold back from mentioning or showing the vagina ; where this organ, when seen publicly, is most commonly viewed as pornographic; and where, of all the organs of the human body, the vagina remains the most clouded in mystery, myth, and biased, out-dated beliefs. In the past, medicine may have misrepresented show more female sexual anatomy, reducing its remarkable complexities to the notion of a passive vessel, but, as this book shows, science is at last beginning to reveal the true structure and function of female genitalia and the dynamic nature of the vagina's role in both sexual pleasure and reproduction." "With a perspective that takes in prehistoric art, ancient history, linguistics, mythology and folklore, evolutionary theory, reproductive biology and medicine, Catherine Blackledge unveils the hidden marvels of the female form."--Jacket. show lessTags
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A fascinating read, although most people I've discussed it with have been rather squeamish about the topic — and the dread colour-plate section. I'd recommend this book highly. It's amazingly readable, with a chatty style, and packed with disarming information.
The book that takes off - 8 years later and as far as science i concerend - where my own THE YONI did not or could not tread. Highly recommended --- a pity that Catherine got so much bad press in the mainstream media and that some publishers (even in the Netherlands) didn't dare to publish the Yoni photographs.
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Catherine Blackledge was born in 1968. Following a science degree and Ph.D., she worked as a science and medical journalist.
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Storia di V: biografia del sesso femminile
- Original title
- The Story of V: A Natural History of Female Sexuality
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Sociology, Sexuality and Gender Studies, History, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 306.7082 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Sexual relations Women
- LCC
- HQ29 .B56 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Sexual life Sexual behavior and attitudes. Sexuality
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- Languages
- 5 — Dutch, English, Finnish, Italian, Spanish
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- ISBNs
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