Homosexualities (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture)

Author: Murray, Stephen O.

Brand: University of Chicago Press

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 507

EAN: 9780226551944

Release Date: 01-07-2000

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Details: 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