Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution
Thinking Allowed
BBC
4.4 • 997 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2011
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Sexual Intercourse began in I963, according to Philip Larkin's 'Annus Mirabilis'. But what of the dark ages before the sexual revolution? A new study shows them to be not quite as repressed, unfulfilled and pitiable as many have been keen to cast them. In this edition Laurie talks to Kate Fisher and Simon Szreter about their illuminating exploration of intimate life in England between 1918 and 1963, which involved them speaking frankly and in depth to almost a hundred people about their sex lives in the period. Also, Charles Tripp talks about the relationship between Islam and capitalism, and some Muslim societies' reactions to what are seen as the dangers of a rapacious and socially destructive force. Producer: Charlie Taylor.
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| 1:13.0 | Some years ago I was interviewing Richard Dawkins about his best-selling book, The God Delusion, |
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| 1:43.8 | which set itself against a form of life which he Dawkins are also criticized |
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