The Oxford handbook of global LGBT and sexual diversity politics /
Struggles for LGBT rights and the security of sexual and gender minorities are ongoing, urgent concerns across the world. For students, scholars and activists who work on these and related issues, this handbook provides a unique, interdisciplinary resource. In chapters by both emerging and senior sc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Struggles for LGBT rights and the security of sexual and gender minorities are ongoing, urgent concerns across the world. For students, scholars and activists who work on these and related issues, this handbook provides a unique, interdisciplinary resource. In chapters by both emerging and senior scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics introduces key concepts in LGBT political studies and queer theory. Additionally, the handbook offers historical, geographic and topical case studies contexualized within theoretical frameworks from the sociology of sexualities, critical race studies, postcolonialism, indigenous theories, social movement theory and international relations theory. It provides readers with up-to-date empirical material and cirtical assessments of the analytical significance, commonalities and differences of global LGBT politics. The forward-looking analysis of state practice, transnational networks and historical context presents crucical perspectives and opens new avenues for debate, dialogue and theory. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 490 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190673741 0190673745 |