Polymath
The Life and Professions of Dr Alex Comfort, Author of The Joy of Sex
Published on 25. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
648 pages
978-1-84935-496-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Polymath is the first biography of one of the most remarkable and wide-ranging intellectuals of the second half of the 20th century. Alex Comfort was a British poet, novelist, biologist, cultural critic, activist, and anarchist, and the author of the international bestseller, The Joy of Sex. He played a vital role in making gerontology (the study of aging) a viable branch of modern science, energizing the direct-action movement for nuclear disarmament, revitalizing anarchism as a political philosophy in the post-World War II decades, and persuading 12 million readers of his most popular book to banish guilt and anxiety from sex in favor of pleasure and closer human understanding."--From Amazon.com description.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 56 mm
Weight
1111 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84935-496-7 (9781849354967)
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08/2023
AK Press
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Person
Eric Laursen is an independent journalist, historian, and activist. He is the author of The People's Pension, The Duty to Stand Aside, and The Operating System. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including In These Times, The Nation, and The Arkansas Review. He lives in Buckland, Massachusetts.