Professing Selves: Transsexuality and Same-Sex Desire in Contemporary Iran (Najmabadi Afsaneh)(Paperback)

Queer Muslim diasporas in contemporary literature and film (Carbajal Alberto Fernndez)(Pevná vazba)

This book interrogates the depiction of same-sex desire in contemporary literature and film by artists of Muslim heritage

The Enigma of Desire: Sex, Longing, and Belonging in Psychoanalysis (Atlas Galit)(Paperback)

The Enigma of Desire: Sex, Longing and Belonging in Psychoanalysis, introduces new perspectives on desire and longing, in and outside of the analytic relationship. This exciting volume explores the known and unknown, ghosts and demons, sexuality and lust. Galit Atlas discusses the subjects of sex

Sex and Crime (Fanghanel Alexandra)(Paperback)

A comprehensive account of the myriad ways that sex and crime interact in contemporary social life, this book sensitively confronts the surrounding issues of nationhood, abortion, child sexual exploitation, war, disability, pornography, and digital cultures. To expose and explain how sex and

Desire (Bagshawe Louise)(Paperback / softback)

Glamour, ambition, love and sex. It's all here in the page-turning bestsellers by Louise

Lebanon - After the Cedar Revolution(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive look at contemporary Lebanon and the ongoing attempts by Israel, Syria and Iran to influence its domestic

Marriage And Civil Partnerships In The UK - Includes Same-Sex Marriage and Mixed-Sex Civil Partnerships (Richards Steve)(Paperback / softback)

Say What Your Longing Heart Desires: Women, Prayer, and Poetry in Iran (Haeri Niloofar)(Paperback)

Following the 1979 revolution, the Iranian government set out to Islamize society. Muslim piety had to be visible, in personal appearance and in action. Iranians were told to pray, fast, and attend mosques to be true Muslims. The revolution turned questions of what it means to be a true Muslim into

The Victorian Guide to Sex (Riddell Fern)(Paperback)

An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practices and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the

Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome (Ferguson Gary)(Paperback)

From the tenor of contemporary discussions, it would be easy to conclude that the idea of marriage between two people of the same sex is a uniquely contemporary phenomenon. Not so, argues Gary Ferguson in Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome. Making use of substantial fragments of trial

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context (Brooks Ann)(Paperback)

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced

Sex and Crime (Fanghanel Alexandra)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive account of the myriad ways that sex and crime interact in contemporary social life, this book sensitively confronts the surrounding issues of nationhood, abortion, child sexual exploitation, war, disability, pornography, and digital cultures. To expose and explain how sex and

Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology (Weber Andreas)(Paperback)

In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process--constantly transforming the self

Bound Together: Leather, sex, archives, and contemporary art (Campbell Andy)(Paperback)

This book examines US gay and lesbian leather archives alongside contemporary artistic practices that reframe and renegotiate historical source material, creating a queer politics of the

Highest Bidder Collection (Landish Lauren)(Paperback)

Four must-read sexy and contemporary romances in one collection. AMAZON TOP 100 best selling series available in one collection for a LIMITED time Includes all four, full-length, stand-alone romances in the Highest Bidder series. Featuring demanding, rich, and powerful men all with happily ever

The Passion Principles: Celebrating Sexual Freedom in Marriage (Ethridge Shannon)(Paperback)

Move beyond the mechanics of sex to a rich and rewardingconnection!God's desire is for couples to enjoy vibrant sexualrelationships without inhibition, awkwardness, fear, resentment, guilt, orshame. With honesty and frankness, life coach and best-selling author ShannonEthridge opens the minds of

Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran (Corbin Henry)(Paperback)

An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Islamic Shi'ite concepts of spirit-body

The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran (Katouzian Homa)(Paperback)

In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons--its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear program, and controversial role in the Middle East--but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and

If You Could Be Mine (Farizan Sara)(Paperback)

In Iran, it's a crime punishable by death to be gay. Sex reassignment surgery, however, is considered a way to fix a 'mistake.' Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. But when Nasrin's parents announce that her arranged marriage will be in a matter of months,

Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome (Ormand Kirk)(Paperback)

'Comprehensive, reader-friendly, richly detailed, forthright, subtle, and very clear, Controlling Desires is the only handbook on ancient sexuality that works persistently to offset modern readers' assumptions about sex and sexuality, to challenge the notion that sexuality is natural and universal,

Queer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire (Mortimer-Sandilands Catriona)(Paperback)

Treating such issues as animal sex, species politics, environmental justice, lesbian space and 'gay' ghettos, AIDS literatures, and queer nationalities, this lively collection asks important questions at the intersections of sexuality and environmental studies. Contributors from a wide range of

Contemporary Painting in Context (Petersen Anne Ring)(Paperback)

The essays collected in Contemporary Painting in Context examine the transformation and expansion of the field of painting over the last decades in relation to the more general lines of development in contemporary culture and visuality. The contributors address a range of important issues ?

Why We Build (Moore Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

Buildings are driven by human emotions and desires: hope, power, money, sex, and the idea of

Genuine Lies (Roberts Nora)(Paperback / softback)

Dark secrets. Hidden desires. And a truth that won't be denied . . . Scandal, secrets and sex combine in this passionate novel of romantic suspense by Nora

Peak Libido: Sex, Ecology, and the Collapse of Desire (Pettman Dominic)(Paperback)

What is the carbon footprint of your libido? In this highly original book, Dominic Pettman examines the mutual influence and impact of human desire and ecological crisis. His account is premised on a simple but startling observation: the decline of libido among the world's population, the loss of