Sexuality: A Very Short Introduction: 187 (Very Short Introductions)

I can't recommend this title highly enough. Mottier manages - in relatively few pages - to cover a vast amount of territory. I've read a great deal about sexuality and I have to say that this little tome is one of the best. Clear, jargon-free, and clearly structured: she guides the reader through some tricky terrain with great deftness and clarity. I shall be referring to this and quoting from it in my own writing. If you are interested in this area I would heartily recommend this as an addition to your library: she manages to educate and inform at a level roughly equivalent to master's without excluding an undergrad/general audience.

Stunning work that gets to the heart of politics and sexuality, a real eye opener, particularly in relation to Eugenics (which I had no idea was going on for as long as it had been) and the feminism movement. Although it strays (quite significantly at times) from the topic I was most hoping to explore with this book it remains a fascinating book and I recommend it for anyone interested in the subject.

An excellent summary of the history of human attitude toward sex throughout the different eras from ancient Greece to our days

A wonderful little book to galvanize a longer and more detailed study of sexuality (for anyone new to this topic). Opening with a fascinating discussion of sexuality in Greek antiquity, the book takes you on a detailed and well informed tour. Regular reference is made to the key players in this field of research and the book also introduces us to the subject of sexology. Perhaps most interestingly, attendant socio-historical circumstances are explained in terms of their influence on our understanding of sexuality. Perhaps most importantly, we are encouraged to see the transparency of false dichotomies such as `heterosexual or homosexual' and look instead at sexuality as a highly complex running spectrum, or continuum of preferences. The book remains neutral throughout ensuring objectivity.It is also, mercifully short.Great stuff.