Gay Life and Culture: A World History

Description

From Theocritus' verses to Queer as Folk, from the berdaches of North America to the boy-wives of Aboriginal Australia, this extraordinarily wide-ranging book illustrates both the commonality of love and lust, and the various ways in which such desires have been constructed through the ages.

Robert Aldrich is Professor of European History at at the University of Sydney. He teaches and carries out research in modern European and colonial history, including the history of France since the Revolution, the history of the French and British overseas empires, the history of 'sites of memory' and the history of gender and sexuality. He is the author of The Seduction of the Mediterranean, The Age of Empires and Colonialism and Homosexuality amongst others.

'A stunningly beautiful, touching and thought-provoking book' - Manchester Evening News 'Authoritative, accessible, highly informative and blessedly jargon-free ... Weep and rejoice' - Simon Callow, Guardian 'The marvel of the book lies in its scope and sure-footed tone ... remarkably informative and sumptuously illustrated ... a wide-ranging, eye-opening volume' - Herald 'Both political and critical' - New Statesman (Picture Book of the Week)