Bisexuality: A Critical Reader [Paperback]

Merl Storr (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415166608 | ISBN-13: 978-0415166607 | Publication Date: June 23, 1999 | Edition: 1st

Bisexuality: A Critical Reader presents the essential primary texts on bisexuality from the last 100 years in an easy-to-read format. Exploring this often controversial concept from a range of perspectives, this book places bisexuality in its historical and cultural context and explores its many meanings and uses. Merl Storr's introductions give a straightforward overview of the texts included and sets them clearly in the context of debates on bisexuality.
This collection includes pieces by:
* Henry Havelock Ellis
* Sigmund Freud
* Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell B. Pomeroy and Clyde E. Martin
* and Hélèn Cixous.

Editorial Reviews

Review

One of the greatest successes of this book is to convince the reader that the meaning of the term [bisexuality] is decidedly not self-evident... Those who are curious and want to know about bisexuality without the triple X content will get a thorough and satisfying introduction. Students, scholars or anyone with an interest will also find the book is a source for further research... For the humanist or anyone interested in promoting a world that is accepting of plurality, reading this book is worth the effort.
–R. Dorling Rouse, Humanist in Canada, Summer 2001

...Merl Storr has combined theoretical and empirical writings on bisexuality from a variety of disciplines, resulting in an excellent source for examining not only the subject of bisexuality, but also the research itself..
–Jessica Nathanson, University of Buffalo, August-December 2000

...the collection is a worthwhile one, and would be quite useful for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses..
–Jessica Nathanson, University of Buffalo, August-December 2000

About the Author

Merl Storr is Lecturer in Sociology at University of East London. He is co-editor of The Bisexual Imaginary: Representation, Identity and Desire (1997).

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (June 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415166608
• ISBN-13: 978-0415166607
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,860,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)