With thorough documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay figures who helped contemporary gay culture emerge, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities is a definitive history of the homophile movement in the United States from 1940 to 1970. A new preface and afterword examine the conditions that shaped the book and the growth of gay and lesbian historical writing.
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| Title: Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities |
| Author: John D’Emilio |
| ISBN: 9780230000000 |
| Subtitle: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970 |
| Genre: History; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
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| Publication Date: 41025 |
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| Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Digital/E-Book |
| Pages: 288 |
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| Notes: Second edition. First published by University of Chicago Press, 1983. |
| Book_ID: 118821 |