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Gay Men and the Left in Post-War Britain: How the Personal Got Political
Lucy Robinson
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Paperback. When the personal became political it changed British politics for ever. Gay men and the left, available in paperback for the first time, explores the enormous impact that gay politics had on the landscape of post-war Britain. Series: Critical Labour Movement Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFSK2; JPFF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Available in paperback for the first time, his book demonstrates how the personal became political in post-war Britain, and argues that attention to gay activism can help us to fundamentally rethink the nature of post-war politics. While the Left were fighting among themselves and the reformists were struggling with the limits of law reform, gay men started organising for themselves, first individually within existing organisations and later rejecting formal political structures altogether. Culture, performance and identity took over from economics and class struggle, as gay men worked to change the world through the politics of sexuality. ... Read more
Available in paperback for the first time, his book demonstrates how the personal became political in post-war Britain, and argues that attention to gay activism can help us to fundamentally rethink the nature of post-war politics. While the Left were fighting among themselves and the reformists were struggling with the limits of law reform, gay men started organising for themselves, first individually within existing organisations and later rejecting formal political structures altogether. Culture, performance and identity took over from economics and class struggle, as gay men worked to change the world through the politics of sexuality. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Critical Labour Movement Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719086397
SKU
V9780719086397
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About Lucy Robinson
Lucy Robinson is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Sussex. -- .
Reviews for Gay Men and the Left in Post-War Britain: How the Personal Got Political
Lucy Robinson's excellent account of 'how the personal got political' tells the story of Clause 28 and some of what happened afterwards, but mostly it tells what went before. James Heartfield, Spiked Review of Books.
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