Gay Berlin
Birthplace of a Modern Identity
$40.28
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2015
Summary
A fascinating exploration of how the uninhibited urban sexuality of pre-Weimar Berlin helped redefine our understanding of sexual orientation, and gave rise to a new type of gay identity.Winner of Randy Shilts AwardIn the half century before the Nazis rose to power, Berlin became the undisputed gay capital of the world. Activists and medical professionals made it a city of firsts-the first gay journal, the first homosexual rights organization, the first Institute for Sexual Science, the first…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307473134 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307473139 |
| Author: | Robert Beachy |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Imprint: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Excellent and richly documented… . The significance of Beachy’s book goes beyond his findings on the German roots of the conclusion that homosexuality is a biologically fixed trait.
Winner of the 2015 Randy Shilts Award“Excellent and richly documented… . Beachy’s work must [be] considered in the larger context of a shift in cultural studies… . Fascinating.” —V.R. Berghahn, The New York Times Book Review“Beachy enlarges our understanding of how the international gay-rights movement eventually prospered, despite the setbacks that it experienced not only in Nazi Germany but also in mid-century America.” —The New Yorker“A very good, serious, detailed, scholarly work of history by an excellent researcher who has clearly done his homework—and then some.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A superb work of historical reclamation–by far the best account we have of the formative years of homosexual identity and emancipation, it is brilliantly researched and beautifully written.” —Martin Duberman, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, CUNY
About The Author
Robert Beachy
Robert Beachy was trained as a German historian at the University of Chicago, where he received his PhD in 1998. He is presently associate professor of history at the Underwood International College of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
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