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The Construction of Homosexuality
David F. Greenberg
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Description for The Construction of Homosexuality
Paperback. At various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. This book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant. Num Pages: 646 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 990.
"At various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. David F. Greenberg's careful, encyclopedic and important new book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant. The book takes us over vast terrains of example and detail in the history of homosexuality."—Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Times Book Review
"At various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. David F. Greenberg's careful, encyclopedic and important new book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant. The book takes us over vast terrains of example and detail in the history of homosexuality."—Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Times Book Review
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
Number of Pages
645
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226306285
SKU
V9780226306285
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