Before Wilde : Sex between Men in Britain's Age of Reform.
This book examines changing perceptions of sex between men in early Victorian Britain, a significant yet surprisingly little explored period in the history of Western sexuality. Looking at the dramatic transformations of the era-changes in the family and in the law, the emergence of the world's...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Press,
2013.
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| Summary: | This book examines changing perceptions of sex between men in early Victorian Britain, a significant yet surprisingly little explored period in the history of Western sexuality. Looking at the dramatic transformations of the era-changes in the family and in the law, the emergence of the world's first police force, the growth of a national media, and more-Charles Upchurch asks how perceptions of same-sex desire changed between men, in families, and in the larger society. To illuminate these questions, he mines a rich trove of previously unexamined sources, including hundreds of articles pertain. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 1299677371 9781299677371 9780520943582 0520943589 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |