Toward Stonewall : homosexuality and society in the modern western world / Nicholas C. Edsall.

Author/creator Edsall, Nicholas C.
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2003.
Descriptionxiii, 377 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Homosexuality and society in the modern western world
Contents pt. 1. Making a subculture. Origins -- Patterns of repression -- Sodomy and the Enlightenment -- Europe divided -- Conclusion to part 1 -- pt. 2. Defining a subculture. Pioneers: The United States -- Pioneers: Germany -- Pioneers: England -- Wilde -- Degeneracy and atavism -- Purity and impurity -- The cult of youth -- Forster and Gide -- Conclusion to part 2 -- pt. 3. Organizing a subculture. Between the wars -- The making of a lesbian subculture -- Homosexuality and psychiatry -- False starts and new beginnings -- Reaction -- Outsiders abroad and at home -- From Wolfenden to Stonewall -- Conclusion to part 3.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 353-363) and index.
LCCN 2002155966
ISBN0813922119 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ76.3 .E37 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold