Publication

2005 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Language

English

Word Count

66,250 words, Guess

Page Count

265 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing8537716

Classifications

  • DDC306.76/62/094109034
  • LCCHQ76.2.G7 B63 2005

Description

"This important book is part of a new generation of historical research that challenges prevailing arguments for the medical and legal construction of homosexual identities in late nineteenth century Britain. Sean Brady demonstrates that British society could not tolerate the discussion necessary to form medical or legal concepts of 'the homosexual'. The development of masculinity as a social status is examined, for its influence in shaping societal attitudes towards sex and sexuality between men and fostering resistance to any kind of recognition of these phenomena. Imperatives to bolster masculinity as a social status precluded public recognition of the existence of sex and sexuality between men, even in terms that were hostile and pejorative."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

Gay menHistoryIdentityEthnologyMasculinityLGBTQ historyHistoriography

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  • Masculinity and Male Homosexuality in Britain, 1861-1913Palgrave Macmillan2005-01-01
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