Queer London : perils and pleasures in the sexual metropolis, 1918-1957

Queer London : perils and pleasures in the sexual metropolis, 1918-1957 / Matt Houlbrook.

Author/creator	Houlbrook, Matt
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Description	xii, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Gay men--England --London --History --20th century. Homosexuality--England --London --History --20th century. Sex customs--England --London --History --20th century. London (England)--Social life and customs --20th century.

Series	The Chicago series on sexuality, history, & society Chicago series on sexuality, history, and society. ^A682638
Contents	Introduction: This is London -- Regulation -- Geographies of public sex -- The pink shilling -- The baths -- A room of one's own -- "Piccadilly palare" : the world of the West End poof -- "London's bad boys" : homosex, manliness, and money in working-class culture -- "The heart in exile" : respectability, restraint, and the city -- Sexual difference and Britishness -- Daring to speak whose name? : queer cultural politics -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-363) and index.
LCCN	2005004166
ISBN	0226354601 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ76.2.G72 L655 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold