London and the Culture of Homosexuality, 1885-1914

Informationen zum Autor Matt Cook is Lecturer in Modern British History at Keele University. Zusammenfassung Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Cook combines discussion of London's homosexual subculture and various major and minor scandals with a detailed examination of representations in the press! in science and in literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Note on terminology; Introduction; 1. London and the cities of the plain; 2. The grossly indecent city; 3. The inverted city; 4. The decadent city; 5. The Hellenic city; Epilogue: public spaces/private lives.

Product details

• Authors: Matt Cook, Matt (Keele University) Cook
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2008
• EAN: 9780521089807
• ISBN: 978-0-521-08980-7
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture; Cambridge Studies in Nineteent
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories