Dr. Ruth's new look at power and sex throughout history, both heterosexual and homosexual, covers the following intriguing topics: power and male sexual display; the...

Dr. Ruth's new look at power and sex throughout history, both heterosexual and homosexual, covers the following intriguing topics: power and male sexual display; the harem, or power behind the scenes; female rulers and sexuality; women using sex to get power; (usually miserable) political alliances; biblical women; and even great romances. Here are John Kennedy, Aristotle Onassis, Jezebel, Samson and Delilah, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Heming; Cleopatra; Eleanor Roosevelt; and countless others in all their glory.

Author: Ruth Westheimer
Publisher: Madison Books
Published: 08/28/2001
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.30w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9781568332307


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2001 pg. 64
Booklist 10/15/2001 pg. 358

About the Author
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America's leading psychosexual therapist, is the author of Sex for Dummies. She lives In New York City. Dr. Steven Kaplan teaches at the Institute of Asian and African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.