Gay men and the left in post-war Britain [electronic resource] : how the personal got political / Lucy Robinson.
This book demonstrates how the personal became political in post-war Britain, and argues that attention to gay activism can help us to fundamentally rethink the nature of post-war politics. While the Left were fighting among themselves and the reformists were struggling with the limits of law reform...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Critical labour movement studies series.
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| Summary: | This book demonstrates how the personal became political in post-war Britain, and argues that attention to gay activism can help us to fundamentally rethink the nature of post-war politics. While the Left were fighting among themselves and the reformists were struggling with the limits of law reform, gay men started organising for themselves, first individually within existing organisations and later rejecting formal political structures altogether. Culture, performance and identity took over from economics and class struggle, as gay men worked to change the world through the politics of sexua. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847792334 1847792332 9781781701591 1781701598 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. |