The Currency of Desire

The Currency of Desire
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Publisher : Lawrence & Wishart
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ISBN-10 : 1907103570
ISBN-13 : 9781907103575
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Book Synopsis The Currency of Desire by : David Bennett

Download or read book The Currency of Desire written by David Bennett and published by Lawrence & Wishart. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The language of money has informed medical, psychological and political theories of sexual desire for at least 300 years. Desire, figured as libidinal energy, represented potential work-power and spending-power and hence a form of personal 'capital', an economic resource for both the individual and the collectivity. This book explores how this view


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