Title |
The construction of homosexuality / David F. Greenberg. |
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Publication Info. |
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988. |
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Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction
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306.766 |
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New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction
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306.7 G82 |
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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
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306.766 G795C |
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Description |
x, 635 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 501-613. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Theorizing the prohibition against homosexuality. -- Before homosexuality. Homosexual relations in kinship-structured societies ; Inequality and the state: homosexual innovations in archaic civilizations ; Early civilizations: variations on homosexual themes ; Sexual asceticism in the ancient world ; Feudalism. -- The construction of modern homosexuality. Repression and the emergence of subcultures ; The rise of market economies ; The medicalization of homosexuality ; Bureaucracy and homosexuality ; Gay liberation. -- Epilogue: Under the sign of sociology. |
Subject |
Homosexuality -- History -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Male homosexuality -- History -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Homosexuality -- history.
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Indexed Term |
Homosexuality |
ISBN |
0226306275 |
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