Colonialism and Homosexuality

ISBN-13: 9780415196154 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 464 str.

Robert Aldrich;Aldrich Robert

Opis

Colonial lands, which in the late 19th and early 20th centuries included most of Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Caribbean, provided a haven for many Europeans whose sexual inclinations did not fit neatly into the constraints of European society. Colonialism and Homosexuality is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s to the era of new imperialism - until the era of decolonization.

Recenzje

'Aldrich writes in an accessible and engaging style and provides a wide-ranging and interesting study ... this rich study is a worthwhile contribution to the growing literature on sexuality, gender and imperialism.' - History

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

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).