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Gay New York : Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 by George Chauncey (1995, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-100465026214
ISBN-139780465026210
eBay Product ID (ePID)1535529

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Book TitleGay New York : Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLgbt Studies / Gay Studies
Publication Year1995
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science
AuthorGeorge Chauncey
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight25 oz
Item Length9.2 in
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LCCN94-004542
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A first-rate book of history...about all urban life, telling us as much about the heterosexual world as about the homosexual one."-- New York Times, "Even if you are not a devotee of theory or history, you will want to read Gay New York for its profusion of anecdotal detail--its coordinates of a Gay Atlantis, a buried city of Everard Baths, Harlem drag balls, and Vaseline alley. Chauncey has found evidence of a gay world whose complexity and cohesion no previous historian dared to imagine."-- Wayne Koestenbaum, Los Angeles Times, "One of the most fascinating works of American social history I've ever read."-- Frank Rich, New York Times, "Gay New York isn't just the definitive history of gays in New York from 1890 through 1940; it's also a wonderful account of the metropolitan character of modern gayness itself."-- L.A. Times, "A stunning contribution not only to gay history, but to the study of urban life, class, gender--and heterosexuality."-- Kirkus, "Chauncey's genius is the way he combines real lives and theory...a sharp and readable analysis of the way boundaries between 'normal' and 'abnormal' men bent and blurred in the early parts of the century."-- Out, "It's the fun, more than anything--the pleasure, the parties, the high jinks, the sex, and, yes, the love that gay men bear one another--that shines through so brightly...[a book of] erudition, discernment, sympathy, and wit."-- New York Observer
Dewey Decimal305.9/06642/0973
SynopsisThe award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called "monumental" ( Washington Post ), "unassailable" ( Boston Globe ), "brilliant" ( The Nation ), and "a first-rate book of history" ( The New York Times ), Gay New York forever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond., Winner of the 1994 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History, Chauncey's brilliant work challenges the conventional wisdom that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet. "Chauncey's genius here is the way he combines real lives and theory".--Out. Illustrations., Winner of the 1994 "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize for History, this brilliant work challenges the conventional wisdom that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet.
LC Classification NumberHQ76.2.U52

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