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< BACK From Zone Books: Solitary Sex A Cultural History of Masturbation Thomas W. Laqueur Reviews"... courageous ... the celebration of the imagination has to include a place for solitary sex."— Stephen Greenblatt, New York Review of Books "... [A] long, thoughtful meditation on privacy, solitude, the imagination and what Mr. Laqueur calls 'the morally autonomous, modern' self." — E. Eakin, New York Times Website "Deeply learned..." — Robert A. Nye, PhD, JAMA "A superb new volume ... it's a helluva ride." — Emma Tom, Weekend Australian "Laqueur is an impeccable historian of ideas ... he writes in an elegant, almost mesmerizing prose...." — Davenport-Hines, TLS "This is no cute 'n' frothy pop-cultural round-up: it's a very scholarly work...." — T. Glyde, Time Out "Laqueur tackles with aplomb what has been called the last taboo." — Kirkus Reviews "A compendious and witty analysis of the subject." — Jenny Diski, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Laqueur is persuasive. An engaging writer." — Briefly Noted, The New Yorker "Laqueur argues entertainingly that 'onanism' went on to shape the way that we experience ourselves as modern, autonomous individuals." — Heather Findlay, Girlfriends "As a work of scholarly research... Professor Laqueur's hefty tome is without equal." — Alexander Waugh, Sunday Telegraph (UK) "[Solitary Sex ] will, it almost goes without saying, become the standard work on the subject." — James Delingpole, The Spectator "... the best sort of contemporary historical scholarship, combining historical detective work and detailed explication with a long view." — Jeffrey Weeks, Times Higher Education Supplement "Enlightening." — Patty Lamberti, Playboy "His writing is free from embarrassment and needless jargon...." — Publishers Weekly "Laqueur's penetrating analysis will fascinate social historians and the intellectual public. Recommended." — Martha Cornog, Library Journal |
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