Female sexual inversion
same-sex desires in Italian and British sexology, c. 1870-1920
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Publication
2011 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25149959M
- ISBN-139780230234987
- OCLC Control Number704384732
- Library of Congress Control Number2011029570
Classifications
- DDC306.76/630946
- LCCHQ75.6.I8 B43 2012
Description
An examination of how female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations.
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