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Technology of Orgasm
"Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction
Häftad, 2001
327 kr
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From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of "hysteria," an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries …
Hedonizing Technologies
Paths to Pleasure in Hobbies and Leisure
Inbunden, 2009
705 kr
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Rachel P. Maines's latest work examines the rise of hobbies and leisure activities in Western culture from antiquity to the present day. As technologies are "hedonized," consumers find increasing pleasure in the hobbies' associated tools, methods, and instructional literature. Work once essential …
