false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181580052m/1166922.jpg 1166922 2 A whirlwind tour of the sexual revolution in America, <I>Make Love, Not War</I> grew from the author's fascination with a bygone period of rebellion and experimentation whose effects linger throughout the culture. Born in 1969, David Allyn remembers "growing up with the vague sense of having missed something magical and mysterious. I remember the adolescent's agony of realizing that my parents and teachers had witnessed extraordinary social transformations, the likes of which we might never see again." Allyn's zest for his subject, and his dewy-eyed admiration of the sexual pioneers of the '60s and '70s, make him a pleasure to read, although the topic may be too large for a book of this size. There is little space to put subjects like public nudity, the demise of censorship, and the challenge to miscegenation laws into historical context. The author's more detailed discussions fare better, and he offers engaging new source material--in many cases from his own interviews--on open marriage, the joys of the Pill, gay liberation, and the sexual double standard. Although an advocate for sexual freedom, Allyn notes the paradox that "perhaps, in the end, shining the light of liberation into every dark corner of daily life has made it more difficult to indulge in some sexual pleasures spontaneously and unself-consciously." We may now feel an urge to define ourselves sexually at a young age, he argues, missing out on the thrill of the forbidden, and the chance to just fool around. <I>--Regina Marler</I> 1154615 2000 Make Love, Not War : The Sexual Revolution: An Unfettered History total:13|5:4|4:5|3:4|2:0|1:0| 13 52 29 1 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 16:31:11 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:02:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 19:01:45 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 19 09:14:57 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 19:01:45 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 16:52:48 -0800 2009 Sat Sep 12 05:58:18 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 05:58:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 16:03:45 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 16:03:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 21:32:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 21:32:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 15:48:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 15:48:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 18:00:24 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 18:00:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Mar 27 19:40:27 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 19:40:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 12:41:02 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 12:41:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 12:26:21 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 12:26:26 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 11 10:32:52 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:32:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 16:08:54 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 10:24:31 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 16:08:54 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 08 22:25:28 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 22:25:28 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 31 21:50:29 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 21:50:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 25 12:08:28 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 12:08:28 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 28 20:38:38 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:48:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 20:38:38 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jul 09 19:12:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 19:12:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon May 26 06:36:40 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 06:36:40 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 19:14:37 -0700 2009 Mon May 19 07:37:32 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 29 19:14:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 31 10:07:20 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 10:07:24 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1166922