A lover's pinch : a cultural history of sadomasochism / Peter Tupper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tupper, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sadomasochism--History.

Sadomasochism.

Sex--History.

Sex.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 329 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

A worldwide subculture that influences everything from fashion to advertising, sadomasochism has a long and lively history. A Lover's Pinch tells the story of consensual sadomasochism, from a controversial religious practice to a secretive sexuality branded a perversion. The origins of kink and fetish culture have been shrouded in secrecy and myths, until now. Here, Peter Tupper reveals the true story of sadism and masochism, dominance and submission. From the ancient Christian flagellants to the Fifty Shades trilogy, the history of consensual sadomasochism is a story of fascinating individuals, unlikely connections and strange twists and turns. Meet Arthur Munby, the Victorian gentleman who secretly married Hannah Cullwick, his maid of all work, and called her his slave; and Jack McGeorge, the UN weapons inspector who was outed as a BDSM club leader just before the Iraq war. Explore the links between Robinson Crusoe, Uncle Tom's Cabin and modern BDSM pornography, and between fetish fashion and anti-Catholic propaganda. Learn how the 19th century middle-class household nurtured dominant-submissive sexuality. Discover the secret history of a hidden world. Winner, 2019 Geoff Mains Non-Fiction Book Award, NLA-International

Contents:

Introduction: the marriage of heaven and hell: a cultural history of sadomasochism

Saints and shamans

The pornography of the puritan

Virtue in distress

Orientalism

The peculiar institution

Romance of the rod

Class and classification

Every woman adores a fascist

The velvet underground

Unknown pleasures

Alt.sex

Sex and power

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Tupper, Peter. Lover's pinch.

ISBN:

9781538111178

1538111179

OCLC:

1014006269