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Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality
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Book Description
Like the typewriter and the light bulb, the heterosexual was invented in the 1860s and swiftly transformed Western culture. The idea of "the heterosexual" was unprecedented. After all, men and women had been having sex, marrying, building families, and sometimes even falling in love for millennia without having any special name for their emotions or acts. Yet, within half a century, "heterosexual"... More
Book Information
PublisherBeacon Press
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages264
ISBN-100807044431
ISBN-13978-0807044438
Publication Date01/31/2012
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11/5/2012 Peni Griffin said: Enlightening, if you'll let it.
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