Pederasts and others : urban culture and sexual identity in nineteenth century Paris /
Examine how a community of support in Nineteenth-Century Paris became a blueprint for modern sexual identity! A unique social history, Pederasts and Others: Urban Culture and Sexual Identity in Nineteenth-Century Paris is a valuable addition to the growing field of gay and lesbian studies. The book...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harrington Park Press,
©2004.
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| Series: | Haworth gay & lesbian studies.
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| Online Access: | Access E-Book |
| Summary: | Examine how a community of support in Nineteenth-Century Paris became a blueprint for modern sexual identity! A unique social history, Pederasts and Others: Urban Culture and Sexual Identity in Nineteenth-Century Paris is a valuable addition to the growing field of gay and lesbian studies. The book examines the interaction between the city's male homosexual subculture and Parisian authority figures who attempted to maintain political and social order during the early years of the French Third Republic by using laws against public indecency and sexual assault to treat same-sex sexuality. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203057285 0203057287 9781136572920 1136572929 1283840812 9781283840811 |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |