A history of X
Subtitle: 100 years of sex in film
By: Luke Ford.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Erotic films -- History and criticism
Description: This in-depth, comprehensive history of cinematic pornography is the first book of any kind to detail sex in film. It probes the earliest attempts of a century ago and chronicles the proliferation of porn to the present, concentrating on the last quarter-century since the legendary Deep Throat, when porn penetrated popular culture.

Luke Ford is the best-known source on the contemporary world of pornography - the only journalist writing about the industry, yet not employed by the industry. It is this unique position that gives Ford the objectivity he needs to successfully complete a project such as this.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.