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The book of love : in search of the Kamasutra
- Title
- The book of love : in search of the Kamasutra / James McConnachie.
- Author
- McConnachie, James.
- Publication
- London : Atlantic Books, 2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ470.S3 M33 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
- Summary
- Part history, part exploration of sexual culture, part philosophical odyssey, this text tells the story of the Kamasutra, from its birth in ancient India to its afterlife in the modern West, where it was found, suppressed and, finally, excitedly discovered again in the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Sex customs
- Sex instruction literature
- Sex instruction
- History
- Vatsyayana > Kamasutra
- Vātsyāyana > Kāmasūtra
- Kāmasūtra (Vātsyāyana)
- India
- Erotisk litteratur > sociala aspekter > Indien
- Erotisk litteratur > historia > Indien
- Erotik > sociala aspekter > Indien
- Erotik > historia > Indien
- Sex customs > India > History
- Sex instruction literature > Social aspects > India
- Sex instruction literature > India > History
- Sex instruction > Social aspects > India
- Sex instruction > India > History
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781843543732
- 1843543737
- OCLC
- ocn156804009
- 156804009
- SCSB-14692212
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library