Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality -- Hanne Blank

from DieFledermaus

Straight takes on the - in the words of the author - surprisingly short history of heterosexuality from the 19th century to the present. While one might think that the history extends further back, Blank notes that the term was first coined in the late 19th century, was popularized by Krafft-Ebin...

from Big_Bang_Gorilla

Being a series of refelections (not really a "history") on the concept and practice of heterosexuality since the emergence of the term during the nineteenth century. The first third of the book is by far the best, and would have made a fine keynote article in an intellectual monthly two generatio...

from cissa

This excellently written book looks into the history of "heterosexuality" as a Thing in and of itself. In so doing, Blank touches on may related issues, such as theories of male and female sexuality, the history of marriage, and many more. While I suppose these could be considered tangential, the...

from cissa

This excellently written book looks into the history of "heterosexuality" as a Thing in and of itself. In so doing, Blank touches on may related issues, such as theories of male and female sexuality, the history of marriage, and many more. While I suppose these could be considered tangential, the...