Homosexual Desire

by Guy Hocquenghem

Book Overview

Originally published in 1972 in France, Guy Hocquenghem's Homosexual Desire has become a classic in gay theory. Translated into English for the first time in 1978 and out of print since the early 1980s, this new edition, with an introduction by Michael Moon, will make available this vital and still relevant work to contemporary audiences. Integrating psychoanalytic and Marxist theory, this book describes the social and psychic dynamics of what has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822313847
• ISBN13: 9780822313847
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Required Reading

This is a seminal work and required reading for all who have an interest in theory and social mechanics. It's perspective is unique, though in some ways naïve. It's promise is one which we all should keep in mind when thinking about how our society regards the individual.