{"product_id":"the-east-the-west-and-sex-a-history-paperback","title":"The East, the West, and Sex: A History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wide-ranging history, Richard Bernstein explores the connection between sex and power as it has played out between Eastern cultures and the Western explorers, merchants, and conquerors who have visited them. This illuminating book describes the historical and ongoing encounter between these travelers and the morally ambiguous opportunities they found in foreign lands. Bernstein's narrative teems with real figures, from Marco Polo and his investigation into the harem of Kublai Khan; the nineteenth-century American missionary Isabella Thoburn and her efforts to stamp out the \"sinfulness\" of the Mughal culture of India; Gustave Flaubert and his dalliances with Egyptian prostitutes; to modern-day sex tourists in Southeast Asia, as well as the women that they both exploit and enrich. Provocative and insightful, \u003ci\u003eThe East, The West, and Sex\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid look at a pervasive and yet mostly ignored subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has served as a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eTimes, \u003c\/i\u003eand is the author of six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eFragile Glory: A Portrait of France\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the French\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eOut of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero, \u003c\/i\u003e named by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the seven best books of 2002. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637473341747,"sku":"9780375713897","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/plTj6oFXR79780375713897.webp?v=1762289608","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-east-the-west-and-sex-a-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}