Queer Sites, 9780415158985
Paperback
A history of gay space in the major cities from the early modern period to the present. Providing an interdisciplinary analysis of extensive source material: diaries, poems, legal accounts and journalism, they explore the extent of gay space.

Queer Sites

gay urban histories since 1600

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    4 March 1999

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Summary

This work focuses on the changing nature of queer experience in London, Amsterdam, Rio de Janiero, San Francisco, Paris, Lisbon and Moscow. It aims to provide an interdisciplinary analysis of extensive source material, including diaries, poems, legal accounts and journalism. B y concentrating the importance of the city and varied meeting places such as parks, river walks, bathing places, the street, bars and even churches, the contributors explore the extent to which gay space existed, and th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780415158985
ISBN-10:0415158982
Author:David Higgs
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Edition:1st
Release Date:4 March 1999
Weight:410g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

‘A delight to read Queer Sites begins to explore some of the major themes in the emerging field of queer urban histories.’ - The Gay and Lesbian Review

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David Higgs

David Higgs

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