Sexual Inversion: A Critical Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230008038 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 351 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
IVAN CROZIER is a lecturer in the Science Studies Unit at the University of Edinburgh. . He has published widely on the history of sexology in academic journals, and is currently completing a study of an important criminal responsibility trial from London in 1922
"Esencial" according to Eduardo Faith. If you are interested on homosexual history you must read this book.
'It is extremely important that such books are reprinted because they offer a fresh perspective on an essential moment in gay and sexological history, on the making of the homosexual and out of the ashes of sodomites, pederasts and tribades. At the same time, these detailed annotations reveal Crozier's deep knowledge of nineteenth-century medical literature about sexual perversions, and this work will be appreciated by all historians with an eye for detail.' - Chiara Beccalossi, Social History of Medicine'Crozier is to be co
Sexual Inversion was the first English medical textbook about homosexuality. This edition, with a long critical introduction, places the book in its intellectual and social contexts, and considers the historiography surrounding this important work.. It had a chequered publishing history, going through five editions between 1896 and 1915