Homosexualities |
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Author:
| Murray, Stephen O. |
Series title: | Worlds of Desire: the Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-55194-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $68.00 |
Book Description:
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Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms same-sex desire can take and the key recurring patterns it has formed throughout history. "[An] indispensable resource on same-sex sexual relationships and their social contexts. . . . Essential reading." --
Choice "[P]romises to deliver a lot, and even...
More DescriptionBreathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms same-sex desire can take and the key recurring patterns it has formed throughout history.
"[An] indispensable resource on same-sex sexual relationships and their social contexts. . . . Essential reading." --Choice
"[P]romises to deliver a lot, and even more extraordinarily succeeds in its lofty aims. . . . [O]riginal and refreshing. . . . [A] sensational book, part of what I see emerging as a new commonsense revolution within academe." --Kevin White, International Gay and Lesbian Review