A sexual revolution is underway in China. Traditional morals and behavior are being turned on their head as the country’s climb towards economic prosperity brings sex into the open. But it is a revolution distinctly different from the one experienced in the West and has taken unexpected twists and turns.
Written in a highly engaging and readable style, Behind the Red Door: Sex in China takes the reader on a journey from ancient days, when China’s rulers relied on shockingly vivid Daoist sex manuals, to the present, where China is torn between sexual orthodoxy and Western-style openness.
I would pay to read any of Richard Burger's insights and interpretations of modern China. To have him explore China through its sexual history, practices, hang-ups, and business ambitions is a particular treat. His writing has been distinguished by its combination of empathy and edge, two traits that come through very clearly in this book. —James Fallows, national correspondent forThe Atlantic Monthly, author,China Airborne
A wonderful book. A rich exploration of the intimacies, physical and emotional, that have bound Chinese together over millennia of history. —James Palmer, author,Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes and The Bloody White Baron
In telling a great story of the history of sex in China, Richard Burger peels back the curtain on the private lives of the world's most populous nation. —John Pomfret, Beijing correspondent for The Washington Post, author,Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and The Story of the New China
With a topic likeBehind the Red Door: Sex in China, you might expect a work that is prurient or, the opposite: a dry, academic tome. Instead Richard Burger draws on his years of experience living in and writing about China to craft an informative, enlightening and entertaining survey on this fundamental yet utterly compllƒ5
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