Victory - The Triumphant Gay Revolution

Supreme Court lawyer and political pundit Linda Hirshman details the stunning story of how a resourceful and dedicated minority transformed the notion of American marriage equality and forged a campaign for cultural change that will serve as a model for all future political movements. In the vein of Taylor Branch''s classic Parting of the Waters , Hirshman''s groundbreaking Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution is the powerful story of a massive shift in American culture. Hirshman offers an insider''s view of the crucial struggle that is leading to change, incorporating her unique experiences and insights and drawing upon new interviews--with movement titans such as Frank Kameny and Phyllis Lyon, with next-generation activists such as Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry, and with allies including the likes of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand--to create a comprehensive, inspiring history of change in our time.

About the author

Linda Hirshman is a lawyer, a cultural historian, and the author of Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution and many other books. She received her JD from the University of Chicago Law School and her PhD in philosophy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has taught philosophy and women’s studies at Brandeis University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Slate, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, and POLITICO. She lives in Arizona and New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Hirshman, Hirshman Linda
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2013
• EAN: 9780061965517
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196551-7
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, HISTORY: United States / State & Local / General, LGBTQ STUDIES: HISTORY, LAW: SOCIAL JUSTICE, LAW: HUMAN RIGHTS, LAW: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW: LEGAL HISTORY, HISTORY: Modern / 21st Century