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Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan 1700-1820 - Second Edition Paperback – November 15, 2009

by Timon Screech (Author)

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During the Edo period in eighteenth-century Japan, erotic paintings and prints known today as shunga were popular among both men and women. Yet,  prior to Tim Screech’s definitive study, Sex and the Floating World, no one had attempted to situate these overtly sexual images within the contexts of the sexual, gender, or class tensions of the time.

 Newly revised and expanded, this second edition of Sex and the Floating World examines how and why these images were made and used. Along the way, Screech illuminates a provocative world of sexual fantasy in Edo Japan.

‘With concern, proportion, wit and a bit of levity, the author of this authoritative and invaluable contribution to scholarship has given us the book for which we have long waited.”—Japan Times

“Screech provides a fascinating and informative introduction to the social and sexual habits of pre-modern Japan, copiously illustrated and full of witty anecdotes as well as solid scholarly research. The ideal bedtime read?”—Insight Japan
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  1. Print length
    376 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Reaktion Books
  4. Publication date
    November 15, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1861894325
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1861894328
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"With concern, proportion, wit and a bit of levity, the author of this authoritative and invaluable contribution to scholarship has given us the book for which we have long waited."--Donald Richie, Japan Times


-- Donald Richie ― Japan Times


"Screech provides a fascinating and informative introduction to the social and sexual habits of pre-modern Japan, copiously illustrated and full of witty anecdotes as well as solid scholarly research. The ideal bedtime read?"--Insight Japan


― Insight Japan

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Timon Screech is professor of the history of art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the author of many books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reaktion Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2009
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Second
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1861894325
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1861894328
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,803,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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