{"product_id":"some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959-anglais-0241370604","title":"Some Men In London : Queer Life, 1945-1959 \/anglais","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0241370604\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, Chips Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation. This first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. Some Men In London is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51691638948128,"sku":"NEW0241370604","price":32.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71iX5RYnG0L.jpg?v=1779376375","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959-anglais-0241370604","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}