The Century of Sex: Playboy's History of the Sexual Revolution, 1900-1999

by James R. Petersen, Hugh Hefner (Editor)

Arguing that the 1960s "sexual revolution" was in fact a chapter in a much larger social movement, the author investigates a century of sex and its impact on the culture, from Freud's first visit to America in 1909, through the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique in 1963, to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. 75,000 first printing.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Sexuality

548 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Petersen is a veteran of forty years at Playboy magazine. Hired to be the Playboy Advisor in 1973, for two decades he answered “All reasonable questions—from fashion, food and drink, stereo, sports cars to dating dilemmas, taste and etiquette.” He was, according to USA Today, “the number One source of sex advice in America.” That was his day job. An award-winning freelancer, he has written about adventure travel, motorcycling, windsurfing, kayaking, and skiing (he co-authored Playboy’s Guide to Ultimate Skiing).

Reviews

[Lizzy DeMarco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read.

[Jan Jørgensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

En sjov fødselsdags gave for mange år siden, har vist sig at være en spændende og underholdende læsning.

Det er fantastisk at læse om USA´s regerings forstyret og forældet forsøg på at passe normer og holdninger ned over alle indbygger. Som, altid er USA moralens vogter og igen er moralen sat af en fundamentalistisk religiøs gammel sexforstyret dame men penis forskrækkelse.

Det er virkelig underholdende læsning at høre om kampende for og imod sexuel frihed. Det har været en læseoplevelse hvor jeg hele tiden har været nød til at stoppe op for at tage det ene geniale citat efter det andet.

Et kritisk punkt er dog at bogen har det med at give Hugh Hefner og Playboy en noget glorificeret rolle og ja det er selvfølgelige playboys eget forlag der har udgivet bogen så der har måske været et øget fokus på egne bedrifter. Men det er lige lidt voldsomt.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good look at the changing attitudes of America during the 20th