{"product_id":"touching-encounters-9780226870052","title":"Touching Encounters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften depicted as deviant or pathological by public health researchers, psychoanalysts, and sexologists, male-with-male sex and sex work is, in fact, an increasingly mainstream pursuit. This book addresses how masculinity and sexuality shape male commercial sex in this era of Internet communications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Strongly grounded in debates within sociology, Kevin Walby's work reaches beyond its disciplinary base by drawing on anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, as well as on literary\/cultural theory and queer theory. Touching Encounters is very well-researched, well-organized, and well-written - an original and fascinating contribution to the new sociology of sex.\" (Tim Dean, University at Buffalo, SUNY)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036671934807,"sku":"9780226870052","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226870052.jpg?v=1750932491","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/touching-encounters-9780226870052","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}