The Sexual Life of Our Time in Its Relations to Modern Civilization

by Dr Iwan Bloch

""The Sexual Life Of Our In Its Relations To Modern Civilization"" is a comprehensive study of human sexuality in the context of modern society, written by Iwan Bloch. The book explores various aspects of sexuality, including sexual desire, sexual behavior, sexual morality, and sexual pathology. Bloch discusses the impact of cultural and social factors on sexuality, as well as the influence of medical and scientific knowledge. The book also covers topics such as contraception, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases. Bloch's work is considered groundbreaking for its frank and open discussion of sexuality, and its emphasis on the importance of understanding and accepting human sexuality as a natural part of life.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

808 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Coralia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a short note to say that the book was first published in 1906 as "Das Sexualleben unserer Zeit in seinen Beziehungen zur modernen Kultur. Marcus Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin". In 1909, a translation from the sixth German edition was published.
It is a very good reference book for those interested in the sexuality of the 19th century/beginning of the 20th century in Europe, and is available to read on openlibrary.org.
I was surprised to learn how advanced the knowledge about homosexuality was in 1909.In the preface though, the publishers note that the sale of the English translation shall be limited to the members of legal and medical profession. This was controversial science at the time,pointing that the paragraph 175 of the German Criminal code: "Unnatural vice between two persons of the male sex or between a man and an animal is punishable with imprisonment; it can also be punished with loss of civil rights" is unjust and the expressions used are absurd and illogical!