Britannia's Glory - A History of Twentieth Century Lesbians

Informationen zum Autor Emily Hamer is a writer based in London. Vorwort This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of classic titles in gender studies. Zusammenfassung This title traces the lives of individual lesbians against the background of the politics and history of the 20th century, and shows the infinite variety of ways in which lesbians made their lives in Britain. This history has relevance to contemporary life and politics within the lesbian community. British lesbians have a long tradition of diversity, of action, of success and of pride, which is documented here. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Lesbians and Suffragists3. Lesbians and the Outbreak of War4. Lesbians after the Great War5. Radclyffe Hall6. Lesbian Life in the 1930s7. The Second World War8. Lesbians in the 1950s9. Esmé Langley and Arena Three10. The Politics of LesbianismBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Emily Hamer, Hamer Emily
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474292795
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-9279-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Gender Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Gender Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Lesbian studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics