British Colonialism and the Criminalization of Homosexuality: Queens, Crime and Empire

ISBN-13: 9780367892517 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 128 str.

Enze Han; Joseph O'Mahoney

Opis

British Colonialism and the Criminalization of Homosexuality examines whether colonial rule is responsible for the historical, and continuing, criminalization of same-sex sexual relations in many parts of the world.

 

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The History of British Colonialism and the Spread of Criminal Law and Penal Codes Criminalizing Homosexuality

Chapter 3 Empirical Analysis of Colonial Legacies around the World

Chapter 4 Continuing Criminalization of Homosexuality in Several Former British Colonies

Chapter 5 Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Several Former British Colonies

Chapter 6 Conclusion

O autorze

Enze Han is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at University of Hong Kong. He has a PhD from George Washington University, USA, and is a member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. He used to teach at SOAS, University of London, UK.

Joseph O’Mahoney is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading and a Research Fellow in the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He has a PhD from George Washington University, USA and has held positions at Brown University, Seton Hall University, and Regis College.