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Required reading for anyone interested in human sexuality!
Heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality - after you have worked yourway through this book you will have gained a better understanding of oursexualities, no matter which! - Personally I found the contributions of theeditors, R. Gindorf and E. J. Haeberle, particularly inspiring. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Social Science    2. Gay Studies    3. Sociology - General    4. Psychology    5. Philosophy    6. Gender Studies    7. General    8. Bisexuals    9. Sexual behaviour    10. Alternative Sexual Behavior    11. Sociology    12. Bisexuality    13. Congresses    14. Cross-cultural studies   

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Subtle, Elegant
Most of the chapters of this book begin with funerary monuments--of two men, or two women, who wanted to be buried together. Bray concludes that in pre-modern times, when life was lived more in public, and it was common for people to sleep in the same bed, the intimacy of friends was much greater than it is today, and was suffused with rituals, especially derived from Holy Communion. Were these relationships sexual? Probably yes, Bray concludes, but that isn't exactly the point, since that's a question we moderns are much more interested in than they were. It's more about how friendship has changed. The argument is subtle, and elegant--my one complaint is that sometimes the prose is too sinuous, when simple declaration would suffice. Some reviewers have even missed the point--they suggest that the friendships were NOT sexual, which isn't what Bray says at all. Incidentally, there's a terrific review of the book in the London Review of Books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. England    2. Europe - General    3. Europe - Great Britain - General    4. Gay Studies    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Homosexuality, Male    9. Male friendship    10. Medieval    11. Gay studies (Gay men)    12. Philosophy    13. Social Science / Gay Studies   

Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. Gays    3. Gender Studies    4. Homosexuality    5. Lesbian Studies    6. Philosophy    7. Social conditions    8. Sociology    9. United States    10. Gay & Lesbian studies    11. Philosophy / General   

Subjects:  1. Children of gay parents    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Gay Studies    5. Gay parents    6. Gay-straight alliances in scho    7. Gay-straight alliances in schools    8. Parent Participation    9. Philosophy & Social Aspects    10. Social Science    11. Students & Student Life    12. United States    13. Anthropology    14. Gay & Lesbian studies    15. Teaching of specific groups    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. Social Science    3. Sociology    4. Social Science / Gay Studies   

Subjects:  1. Feminism and literature    2. Gay & Lesbian    3. General    4. Literary Criticism    5. Literature - Classics / Criticism    6. Sex differences (Psychology) i    7. Sex differences (Psychology) in literature    8. Sex role in literature    9. Translating & Interpreting    10. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    11. Literary studies: general    12. Philosophy of language   

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Ab-Fab
I absolutely loved this book.It was as fun to read as the title suggests and informative as well. It brought back to my memory days of my rambunctious youth, and painted a picture of the settings beautifull in myhead.I would give it all five stars, but it does seem to be lagging insome places.Overall it is a good read that is really worth every penny. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Attitudes    2. Gay Studies    3. Gays    4. Gender Studies    5. Homosexuality    6. Lesbian Studies    7. Performance art    8. Philosophy    9. Popular Culture - General    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Theater - General    13. Gay studies (Gay men)    14. Social Science / Gender Studies    15. Sociology, Social Studies    16. Theatre, drama   

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Fascinating Stuff
It takes a while to get into this book because the first chapter is a bit boring (needs some serious editing, in fact). But once past that hurdle, there's not a dull moment. While one might take issue with the author's apparent attitude that the Native American version of science is superior to that of the Western world's, there's no doubt that the Western world has missed a lot of vital information about the nature of reality. The Native Americans were shoved aside by the Western invaders, who seldom had the sense to acknowledge the wisdom (not to mention the mathematics and the astronomy and the way to make a decent canoe) that the natives had to offer; now we're learning that much of what the natives believed is echoed in the new physics that is still being examined.

A unique and original work of insight
Blackfoot Physics: A Journey Into The Native American Universe is a melding of anthropology, history, metaphysics, cosmology, and quantum theory. Written by F. David Peat (a theoretical physicist who has also studied Native American ceremonies and traditions such as the Blackfoot Sun Dance), Blackfoot Physics strives to bridge the gap between diverse understandings of the universe, while crafting parallels between science and spirituality. A unique and original work of insight, Blackfoot Physics in a unique and strongly recommended contribution to Metaphysical Philosophy and Native American Studies. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Tribes    2. Gay Studies    3. General    4. History & Surveys - Modern    5. Indian philosophy    6. North America    7. Philosophy    8. Physics    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Space and time   

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Entering a Queer Culture
As a newcomer into the rhelm of queer theory and also as a graduate student, I found this book highly interesting, sparking many topics useful for analysis,like Judith Butler, and controversy, like Gayle Rubin.Most of the essays captured the readers attention and urged for outside investigation for newcomers on issues like Stonewall, AIDS, and ACT UP.Adequate background information was given about queer cultures in general allowing ample understanding of such texts.While reading certain essays, though, there was a struggle to try and relate them to the rest of the text.

Not even that good for newcomers
As a graduate student, I've found Queer Cultures to be more than a little frustrating. Although we can all benefit from (re)assessing just what queer theory is and its origins in history, Queer Cultures never seems to get beyond these issues. The first two chapters are clearly devoted to such topics and subsequent essays tend to also move through their own formulation of queer at length. Consequently, it looks as if some of the theory itself gets short changed. Readers should also know that a good portion of the text is dominated by the history of queer activism but that the editors fail to include a survey of the most influential theorists, theories, and trends in queer theory, which would have been particularly useful for a book designed for newcomers to the subject.
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Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. Gays    3. General    4. Homosexuality    5. Identity    6. Literary Criticism    7. Literature - Classics / Criticism    8. Philosophy    9. Sexuality In Literature    10. Gay & Lesbian studies    11. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    12. Literary studies: general   

Subjects:  1. Christianity    2. Feminist theology    3. Friendship    4. General    5. Lesbianism    6. Religion    7. Religion - Contemporary Issues    8. Religious aspects    9. Feminism    10. Philosophy / General   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Homosexuality    3. Philosophy    4. Psychological aspects    5. Psychology    6. Sexuality    7. Gender studies    8. Social history   

Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. Feminist criticism    3. Feminist theory    4. History    5. History & Surveys - Modern    6. Philosophy    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Women's Studies    10. Gay/Lesbian Studies    11. Women's History   

Subjects:  1. Jungian psychology    2. Lesbian Studies    3. Lesbianism    4. Lesbians    5. Psychological aspects    6. Psychology    7. Social Psychology    8. Sociology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    10. Western philosophy, from c 1900 -   

Subjects:  1. 1838-1900    2. General    3. History & Surveys - General    4. Philosophy    5. Sidgwick, Henry,    6. Biography & Autobiography    7. Ethics & moral philosophy    8. Gay & Lesbian studies    9. History of ideas, intellectual history    10. Literary studies: 19th century    11. Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present    12. Philosophy / History, Criticism, Surveys    13. Social & political philosophy   

Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. History & Surveys - Modern    3. Homosexuality    4. Movements - Psychoanalysis    5. Philosophy    6. Postcolonialism    7. Psychoanalysis and feminism    8. Psychology    9. Social Science    10. World - Post-Colonial Studies    11. Cultural studies    12. Feminism    13. Gay & Lesbian studies    14. Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory    15. Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory   

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A raid that lives on in Mexican culture, making "41" a slur
Derived from a conference held at Tulane University on the centennial of the 1901 drag ball raided by Mexico City police, the book includes� (in both Spanish and English) a substantial part of a naturalist novel by Eduardo Castrejon, _Los 41_ that describes preparations for the ball, the ball, and the Yucatan exile of the unlucky cross-dressed males, the famous Posada cartoons, the reports from a range of newspapers, four chapters analyzing� the scandal and concerns about the compromised masculinity of the Porifirian elite, a chapter trying to impose the author's view on what the gender systems of Mexican prisons should have been (rejecting what evidence is available). a very detailed analysis of one case study of a woman incarcerated in a Mexican asylum, and an essay on the popular poet Amando Nervo's "sentimental womanliness." The last two chapters are not related to the bust of the (in)"famous 41," and the last one does not specify when Nervo wrote what Sylvia Molloy chooses to discuss. Although insightful, her chapter is unhistorical in being unmoored from dates of composition or publication. Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    3. Gay Studies    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. Latin America - Mexico    8. American history: from c 1900 -    9. Gender studies    10. Mexico    11. Social Science / Gay Studies    12. Social history    13. c 1900 - c 1914   

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Fascinating reading!
This book is an incredible collection of works by an impressive list of scholars. Rosario's editing is flawless, and Margaret Gibson's piece on the historical construction of the lesbian clitoris was particularly insightful, well-researched, and eloquent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction    3. Gender Studies    4. General    5. Genetic aspects    6. Homosexuality    7. Lesbian Studies    8. Philosophy    9. Research    10. Science    11. Sociology    12. Gay & Lesbian studies    13. Human biology    14. Social Science / Lesbian Studies   

Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. General    3. Government - State & Provincial    4. Politics and government    5. Public opinion    6. Seattle    7. Seattle (Wash.)    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. Sociology - General    11. Spokane    12. Washington (State)    13. Social & political philosophy    14. Western & Pacific Coast states   

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Scientific Thinking Can Be Fun
8 Preposterous Propositions by Robert Ehrlich, the sequel to Nine Crazy Ideas In Science, takes on eight newsworthy issues in science and evaluates them for their flakiness factor.As with the original book, Ehrlich lays out the evidence evenhandedly for each issue and then at the end of each chapter assigns each issue 0 to 5 flakes.Like the first book, 8 Preposterous Propositions is an excellent exercise in scientific thinking and would be a good way to lure a nonscientist towards the joys of scientific thinking.I look forward to 7 Scintillating Suggestions or 10 Titillating and Tenuous Thoughts or whatever the next book will be called.

Analyzing some timely issues
Robert Ehrlich tackles eight interesting and often timely topics including the possibility of homosexuality being genetic and the possible "benefits" of global warming. The book does an excellent job of giving each proposition the benefit of the doubt and carefully examines the evidence for and against.
A mixed bag.
This book does a fairly lucid and impartial job of examining eight potentially controversial claims.Read more

Subjects:  1. Hypothesis    2. Philosophy & Social Aspects    3. Reference    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Biological Sciences    7. Mathematics    8. Physics    9. Popular science    10. Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects   

Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction    3. Identity    4. Intellectual life    5. Lesbian Studies    6. Lesbianism    7. Lesbians    8. Philosophy    9. Social Science    10. Sociology