Robert Aldrich

Colonialism and Homosexuality (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Examining case studies, each a micro history of a particular colonial situation and a sexual encounter, this is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s until the era of decolonization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134644605
• Artikelnr.: 38256202

Autorenporträt

Robert Aldrich teaches European and colonial history at the University of Sydney. He is the author of The Seduction of the Mediterranean (1993) and coeditor of Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History and Who's Who in ContemporaryGay and Lesbian History (both published in 2001).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Colonials and homosexuality
Chapter 1 The sex life of explorers
Chapter 2 Captains of empire
Chapter 3 The company of men
Chapter 4 Writers' lives and letters
Chapter 5 Artists and homoerotic 'Orientalism'
Chapter 6 Scandals and tragedies
Part 2 Sites of colonial homosexuality
Chapter 7 Sex in settler societies
Chapter 8 Sex in the South Seas
Chapter 9 The British (and others) in South Asia
Chapter 10 Forster, Masood, Mohammed and the maharajah
Chapter 11 The French in North Africa
Part 3 The end of empire
Chapter 12 Anti-colonialism and homosexuality
Epilogue
Conclusion