| Description |
1 online resource (l, 229 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
A to Z guides series ; no. 122
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A to Z guides ; 122.
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| Note |
The print version was originally published with the title Historical dictionary of homosexuality (series: Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements, no. 96). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author. |
| Summary |
The A to Z of Homosexuality provides a comprehensive survey of same-sex relations from ancient China and Greece to the contemporary world. Philosophic treatments, such as natural law and queer theory, along with legal issues and court decisions are included. Global in its coverage of the variety of same-sex relations, their legal treatment, and social norms concerning same-sex attraction, this reference includes a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on specific countries and regions, influential historical figures, laws that criminalized same-sex sexuality, various historical terms that have been used to refer to aspects of same-sex love, and contemporary events and legal decisions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Homosexuality -- History -- Dictionaries.
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Homosexuality. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Homosexuality. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Added Title |
Historical dictionary of homosexuality https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019081865
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pickett, Brent, 1967- Historical dictionary of homosexuality. A to Z of homosexuality. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, ©2009 9780810871595 0810871599 (OCoLC)435421522 |
| ISBN |
9780810870727 |
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081087072X |
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9780810871595 (paperback) |
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0810871599 (paperback) |
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