Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History - From World War II to the Present Day

Provides a comprehensive modern biographical survey of homosexuality in the Western world. Among those included are:
* controversial political activists - Peter Tatchell; Guy Hocquenghem; Harvey Milk
* pop icons - David Bowie; k d lang; Boy George
* groundbreaking artists, writers and filmmakers - Pier Paolo Pasolini; Derek Jarman; David Hockney
* intellectuals who have shaped and changed the modern understanding of sexuality - Michel Foucault; Simone de Beauvoir; Alfred Kinsey
* over 500 entries - clear, informative and enjoyable to read - build up a superbly thorough overview of gay and lesbian life in our time.

List of contents

Introduction -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements

About the author

Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon are lecturers in history at the University of Sydney

Summary

A comprehensive modern biographical survey of homosexuality in the modern world, containing more than 500 entries.

Report

'As entertaining as it is informative. It sets a standard in gay dictionaries and encyclopedias that others should note and follow. Highly recommended.' - Gay Times

'A good job of an impossible task, looking beyond the borders of North America, Australia and northern Europe to include people who have made important contributions from outside the gay and lesbian mainstream.' - Diva

Product details

• Assisted by: Robert Aldrich (Editor), Aldrich Robert (Editor), Garry Wotherspoon (Editor), Wotherspoon Garry (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2002
• EAN: 9780415291613
• ISBN: 978-0-415-29161-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Weight: 514 g
• Series: Who's Who
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Gay & Lesbian studies, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Dictionaries of biography, Dictionaries Of Biography (Who's Who), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), LGBTQ+ Studies / topics