Colonialism and Homosexuality

List of contents

Part 1 Colonials and homosexuality; Chapter 1 The sex life of explorers; Chapter 2 Captains of empire; Chapter 3 The company of men; Chapter 4 Writers' lives and letters; Chapter 5 Artists and homoerotic ‘Orientalism’; Chapter 6 Scandals and tragedies; Part 2 Sites of colonial homosexuality; Chapter 7 Sex in settler societies; Chapter 8 Sex in the South Seas; Chapter 9 The British (and others) in South Asia; Chapter 10 Forster, Masood, Mohammed and the maharajah; Chapter 11 The French in North Africa; Part 3 The end of empire; Chapter 12 Anti-colonialism and homosexuality; Epilogue; Conclusion;

About the author

Robert Aldrich teaches European and colonial history at the University of Sydney. He is the author of The Seduction of the Mediterranean (1993) and coeditor of Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History and Who's Who in ContemporaryGay and Lesbian History (both published in 2001).

Summary

Examining case studies, each a micro history of a particular colonial situation and a sexual encounter, this is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s until the era of decolonization.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Aldrich, Aldrich Robert
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2002
• EAN: 9780415196154
• ISBN: 978-0-415-19615-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 1050 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, National liberation and independence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics