Straight The Surprisingly Short History of Hetrosexuality

Name: Straight The Surprisingly Short History of Hetrosexuality
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ISBN: 9780807044438

ISBN-10: 0807044431

ISBN-13: 9780807044438

Edition: 2012

Authors: Hanne Blank

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It's surprising that the term "heterosexuality" is less than 150 years old and that heterosexuality's history has never before been written, given how obsessed we are with it. InStraight,independent scholar Hanne Blank delves deep into the contemporary psyche as well as the historical record to chronicle the realm of heterosexual relations--a subject that is anything but straight and narrow. Consider how Catholic monasticism, the reading of novels, the abolition of slavery, leisure time, divorce, and constipation of the bowels have all at some time been labeled enemies of the heterosexual state. With an extensive historical scope and plenty of juicy details and examples,Straightprovides a…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 1/31/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction: Sexual Disorientation



The Love That Could Not Speak Its Name



Carnal Knowledge



Straight Science



The Marrying Type



What's Love Got to Do with It?



The Pleasure Principle



Here There Be Dragons


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index