Sin City: London in Pursuit of Pleasure

Sin City: London in Pursuit of Pleasure

by Giles Emerson (Author)

Synopsis

Pleasure (plezh 'ar): an agreeable emotions; gratification of the senses or of the mind; sensuality; dissipation; a source of gratification; what the will prefers. Pleasure-pain principle: the principle that dominates the instincts, directing one's behaviour towards seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. Sin City is as much a book about human nature and its darkest sides as it is a history of lascivious vice - deviant sex, drugs, parties, greed, gambling and voyeuristic pleasure...Bettany Hughes takes London as a microcosm for the UK as a whole and explores the depths of our excess from Roman times through to the present day. Sin City is a fascinating and eye-opening trip through the ages. From Roman orgies to bestiality, from drugs to all-night Victorian raves, Bettany Hughes uncovers some seriously deviant behaviour, as well as demonstrating that some things never change.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Granada Media
Published: 07 Oct 2002

ISBN 10: 0233050574
ISBN 13: 9780233050577

Author Bio
Bettany Hughes is an Oxford scholar of history and a TV presenter. She is presenting two programmes for the BBC next year - a film about Lesbian women in Sparta and an historical food programme. She is currently working on Heart of the Country for Carlton and writes regularly for History Today.