The Boundaries of Desire by Eric Berkowitz

The Boundaries of Desire by Eric Berkowitz

The act of reproduction, and its variants, never change much, but our ideas about the meaning of sex are in constant flux. Switch a decade, cross a border, or traverse class lines and the harmless pleasures of one group become the gravest crimes in another.

Combining meticulous research and lively storytelling, The Boundaries of Desire traces the fast-moving bloodsport of sex law over the past century, and challenges our most cherished notions about family, power, gender, and identity.

Starting when courts censored birth control information as pornography and let men rape their wives, and continuing through the "sexual revolution" and into the present day (when rape, gay rights, sex trafficking, and sex on the internet saturate the news), Berkowitz shows how the law has remained out of synch with the convulsive changes in sexual morality.

By focusing on the stories of real people, Berkowitz adds a compelling human element to what might otherwise be faceless legal battles. The law is made by people, after all, and nothing sparks intolerance - on the left and right -- more than sex. Ultimately, Berkowitz shows the emptiness of sanctimonious condemnation, and argues that sexual questions are too subtle and volatile for simple, catch-all solutions.

Eric Berkowitz's long career as a lawyer, journalist, and author has been distinguished by painstaking scholarship and unwavering advocacy. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, California Lawyer, and The Washington Post, as well as websites such as Huffington Post, AlterNet, and Salon. He is an active intellectual property, First Amendment, and commercial litigator. He has been interviewed for a variety of media outlets, including the History Channel's recent nine-part documentary, How Sex Changed the World. He resides in the city of Los Angeles, California.

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ISBN 13	9781619027466
ISBN 10	1619027461
Title	The Boundaries of Desire
Author	Eric Berkowitz
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Counterpoint
Year published	2016-07-12
Number of pages	304
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