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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
George Chauncey |
ISBN: | 9781541699212 1541699211 |
OCLC Number: | 1130379210 |
Description: | xxv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Responsibility: | George Chauncey. |
Abstract:
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 Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed.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" (Nation), and "a first-rate book of history" (New York Times), Gay New York forever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.
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