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The work of the dead
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Thomas Walter Laqueur |
"The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work o… |
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The Work of the Dead
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Thomas Walter Laqueur |
The meaning of our concern for mortal remains―from antiquity through the twentieth century
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for b… |
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Solitary Sex
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Thomas Walter Laqueur |
"This is the first cultural history of the world's most common sexual practice: masturbation. At a time when almost any victimless practice has its public advocates and almost every sexual act is fro… |
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