Homosexualities
Author | : Stephen O. Murray |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 521 |
Release | : 2002-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226551951 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226551954 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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 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