{"product_id":"samesex-cultures-and-sexualities-9780631233008","title":"SameSex Cultures and Sexualities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book demonstrates the centrality of sex, gender, and sexuality to theories of human behaviors and practices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves beyond other lesbian and gay studies readers by presenting a broader view of the significance of studying same-sex cultures and sexualities across cultures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers readings from all four subfields of anthropology: cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological (along with historical and applied anthropology).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of biotechnology and bioethics, health and illness, language, ethnicity, identity, politics, post-colonialism, kinship, development, and policymaking.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is volumes like this one that allow us to see all sorts of new connections and possibilities. The vibrant thematic coherence of these articles is intellectually exciting, and one can genuinely say that, in this volume, the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. It is a particular strength that the articles come from across the anthropological subfields.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eMargaret Conkey, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An exquisite collection! The ethnographic reach and theoretical sophistication of this reader ensure that it is destined to become a classic reference and an indispensable tool for teaching. In addition to its contributions to the study of same-sex cultures, it boldly articulates anthropology’s special claims and unique role in the study of human sexualities.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGayle Rubin, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An exceptionally coherent collection, with uniformly strong contributions. \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Cultures and Sexualities\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid demonstration of the ways that research on same-sex sexualities has intervened in and redefined core problems and debates in anthropology and history.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Hancock, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Sexualizing anthropology’s fields (\u003ci\u003eJennifer Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Anthropology’s Sexual Fields\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “Anthropology rediscovers sexuality: A theoretical comment.” (\u003ci\u003eCarole Vance\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. “Biological determinism and homosexuality.” (\u003ci\u003eBonnie Spanier\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “Feminisms, queer theories, and the archaeological study of past sexualities.” (\u003ci\u003eBarbara Voss\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. “No.” (\u003ci\u003eDon Kulick\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. “Resources for lesbian ethnographic research in the lavender archives.” (\u003ci\u003eAlisa Klinger\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Problems and Propositions\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. “Erotic anthropology: ‘ritualized homosexuality’ in Melanesia and beyond.” (\u003ci\u003eDeborah Elliston\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. “Gender, genetics, and generation: reformulating biology in lesbian kinship.” (\u003ci\u003eCorinne Hayden\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. “Transsexualism: reflections on the persistence of gender and the mutability of sex.” (\u003ci\u003eJudith Shapiro\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. “Problems encountered in writing the history of sexuality: Sources, theory and interpretation.” (\u003ci\u003eEstelle B. Freedman and John D’Emilio\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Ethics, Erotics and Exercises\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. “Choosing the sexual orientation of children.” (\u003ci\u003eEdward Stein\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. “Yoshiya Nobuko: Out and outspoken in practice and prose.” (\u003ci\u003eJennifer Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. “Outing as performance\/outing as resistance: a queer reading of Austrian (homo)sexualities.” (\u003ci\u003eMatti Bunzl\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. “Tombois in West Sumatra: constructing masculinity and erotic desire.” (\u003ci\u003eEvelyn Blackwood\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. “Freeing South Africa: the ‘modernization’ of male-male sexuality in Soweto.” (\u003ci\u003eDonald Donham\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. “Gay organizations, NGOs, and the globalization of sexual identity: the case of Bolivia.” (\u003ci\u003eTimothy Wright\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403455340887,"sku":"9780631233008","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631233008.jpg?v=1730483524","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/samesex-cultures-and-sexualities-9780631233008","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}