Queer London : perils and pleasures in the sexual metropolis, 1918-1957 /
"Cyril's story is Matt Houlbrook's point of entry into the queer worlds of early twentieth-century London. Drawing on previously unknown sources, from police reports and newspaper exposes to personal letters, diaries, and the first queer guidebook ever written, Houlbrook here explores...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2005]
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| Series: | Chicago series on sexuality, history, and society.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | "Cyril's story is Matt Houlbrook's point of entry into the queer worlds of early twentieth-century London. Drawing on previously unknown sources, from police reports and newspaper exposes to personal letters, diaries, and the first queer guidebook ever written, Houlbrook here explores the relationship between queer sexualities and modern urban culture that we take for granted today. He revisits the diverse queer lives that took hold in London's parks and streets; its restaurants, pubs, and dancehalls; and its Turkish bathhouses and hotels - as well as attempts by municipal authorities to crack down on those worlds."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 384 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-363) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226354601 9780226354606 0226354628 9780226354620 |