Before Wilde : sex between men in Britain's age of reform /

Show other versions (1)

This title examines changing perceptions of sex between men in early Victorian Britain, a significant yet surprisingly little explored period in the history of Western sexuality.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Upchurch, Charles, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Gay men > Great Britain > History.
Gay men > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Men > Sexual behavior > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Homosexuality > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Sex > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Homosexuels masculins > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Homosexuels masculins > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales.
Hommes > Sexualité > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Homosexualité > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sexualité > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Gay men
Gay men > Social conditions
Homosexuality
Men > Sexual behavior
Sex
Social conditions
Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Families and sex between men
  • Class, masculinity, and spaces
  • Law and reform in the 1820s
  • Public men : the metropolitan police
  • Unnatural-assault reporting in the London press
  • Patterns within the changes
  • Conclusion: Character and medicine.

Similar Items