Gay life and culture : a world history /

Gay life and culture : a world history / edited by Robert Aldrich.

In the years since Stonewall, the world has witnessed an outpouring of research, critical inquiry, and re-interpretation of gay life and culture. This book draws on new material to present a comprehensive survey of all things gay, stretching back to ancient Sumeria and ranging to the present day. Th...

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Other Authors: Aldrich, Robert, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Universe, 2006.
Subjects:
Male homosexuality > History.
Lesbianism > History.
Gay men > History.
Lesbians > History.
Gay men > Social life and customs.
Lesbians > Social life and customs.
Gay men in art.
Lesbians in art.
Gay men.
Sexual minorities.
Men.
LGBTQ+ people.
Lesbianism.
Sexual orientation.
Lesbians.
Simmons University. > Library. > Gifts. Abrams
Table of Contents:
  • Gay and lesbian history / Robert Aldrich
  • Homosexuality in Greece and Rome / Charles Hupperts
  • The Middle Ages / Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller
  • Early modern Europe, 1400-1700 / Helmut Puff
  • Male homosexuality in the age of enlightenment and revolution, 1680-1850 / Michael Sibalis
  • Lesbians and their like in early modern Europe, 1500-1800 / Laura Gowing
  • The Americas : from colonial times to the 20th century / Brett Genny Beemyn
  • The homosexual age, 1870-1940 / Florence Tamagne
  • Public spheres and gay politics since the Second World War / Domenico Rizzo
  • Loving women in the modern world / Leila J. Rupp
  • Discovering homosexuality : cross-cultural comparison and the history of sexuality / Lee Wallace
  • Homosexuality in the Middle East and North Africa / Vincenzo Patanè
  • Desire and same-sex intimacies in Asia / Adrian Carton
  • The gay world : 1980 to the present / Gert Hekma.

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