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Zusatztext '...a worthy addition to queer studies collections in large public and all academic libraries' - Library Journal"This title will be worth the investment for public and academic librariesthat seek broad coverage in queer issues" - Library Journal"Thematically arranged categories allow for productive browsing across subjects approached from an international perspective"- Booklist"This unique! well-executed volume will appeal to general readers interested in popular culture and scholars in academic disciplines like sociology and queer studies....Highly recommended" - Choice Informationen zum Autor David A. Gerstner Klappentext The "Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture" covers gay! lesbian! bisexual! transgender and queer (GLBTQ) life and culture post-1945! with a strong international approach to the subject. The scope of the work is extremely comprehensive! with entries falling into the broad categories of Dance! Education! Film! Health! Homophobia! the Internet! Literature! Music! Performance! and Politics. Slang is also covered. The international contributors come from a wide array of backgrounds: scholars! journalists! artists! doctors! scientists! lawyers! activists! and an enormous range of ideologies and points of view are represented. Major entries provide in-depth information and consider the intellectual and cultural implications of their subjects in a global context. Information is completely up to date! including full coverage and analysis of such current or ongoing issues as same-sex marriage/civil union and the international AIDS epidemic. Additionally! there are important appendices covering international sodomy laws and archival institutions! which will be of great value to researchers. The "Encyclopedia "is fully cross-referenced and many entries carry a bibliography. Where possible World Wide Web references have been given. There is a full index. The combination of its wide scope! determined international coverage and appendices make the "Routledge" "International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture "a uniquely ambitious work and an extremely rich source of information. It is a priority addition for all libraries serving scholars and students with an interest in GLBTQ culture! history and politics across the disciplines. Zusammenfassung The Encyclopedia introduces both scholars and general readers to the cultural, political, scientific, juridical, and historical practices of international queer culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, acknowledgements, consultant editors, contributors, thematic list of entries, alphabetical list of entries, entries A–Z, appendix a: archives of glbt research materials (international), appendix b: sex laws (international), appendix c: international political and community organizations, index...
