Polyamory
ISBN-13: 978-1-788-650151
Writer: Richard Deerton
Title: Love Trinity On The Open Road. A Novella
Subtitle: A novella about friendship and love with a twist. A novella about Polyamory
Place of publication: N/A
Publisher: Zoodoo Publishing
Year of publication: 2017 [reprint 10/8/2020]
Format: 128x198 mm (trimmed)
Pages: 114
Binding: paperbound in colour cover
Weight: 138 gr.
Original price: N/A
Supplier: Paperbackshop International
Order Number: 67218869
Order Shipped: 10th August 2020
Entry Number: 2020012
Entry Date: 22nd August 2020
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Emily, Grace and Eli have been inseparable since they were children - the three of them practically joined at the hip all the way through high school.
Until now.
With the news that Grace will not be following them to San Francisco for college, Emily and Eli cook up a plan. One final send-off - a road trip to see a meteor shower at the Grand Canyon!
Though there is one problem. Emily has been nursing feelings for her two friends. Feelings she didn't even know existed until recently - and they are flaring up. Although she might not be alone in this.
Will their friendship survive this trip? Will any of them find love?
One of them?
All of them?
One thing is certain......their relationship will never be the same again.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
The first history of polyamory, this work examines the roots of sexual non-monogamy in political thought and countercultural spiritualism and traces its path to mainstream practice and cultural discussion today.
Recent studies have found that as many as one in five Americans have experimented with some form of sexual non-monogamy, and approximately one in fifteen knows someone who was or is polyamorous. Although gathering statistics on polyamorous people is challenging, there has clearly been a growing interest in and normalization of relationship practices defined by emotional intimacy and romantic love among multiple people. Over the past decade, the mainstream media has increasingly covered polyamorous lifestyles and the committed relationships of throuples, and popular dating apps have added polyamory as a status option.
This book is the first history to trace the evolution of polyamorous thought and practice within the broader context of American culture. Drawing on personal journals and letters, underground newsletters, and publications from the Kinsey Institute Archives, among other sources, it reconstructs polyamory's intellectual foundations, highlighting its unique blend of conservative political thought and countercultural spiritualism. Christopher M. Gleason locates its early foundations in the Roaring Twenties among bohemians. In the 1950s and 1960s it surprisingly emerged among libertarian science fiction writers. The next wave of polyamorists belonged to countercultural communities that rejected traditional Christianity; some were neo-Pagans and New Age tantric practitioners who saw polyamory as intrinsic to their spirituality. During the 1980s polyamory developed as a coherent concept, faced backlash from conservatives, and tried to organize into a social and political movement with a national network. Throughout the 1990s, polyamorists utilized the internet to spread their ideas, often undermining any remaining religious or spiritual significance their ideas held. Polyamory now encompasses a diverse set of people, from those with libertarian leanings seeking unlimited freedom from government interference in their consensual partnerings to those who pursue legal recognition of their relationships, especially issues revolving around children.
Offering an original perspective on sexuality, marriage, and the family, American Poly reveals the history of polyamory in the United States from fringe practice to a new stage of the sexual revolution.
Christopher M. Gleason (1/11/2023). American Poly: A History. New York: Oxford University Press. Hardcover. xi,232 pages.14 figures,Format: 152x242mm Weight: 511gr. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-765914-4.
