{"product_id":"9781441141903","title":"Queer Cities, Queer Cultures Europe since 1945","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQueer Cities, Queer Cultures\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEurope since 1945\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJennifer V. Evans | Matt Cook\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueer Cities, Queer Cultures \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the formation and make-up of urban subcultures and situates them against the stories we typically tell about Europe and its watershed moments in the post 1945 period.  The book considers the degree to which the iconic events of 1945, 1968 and 1989 influenced the social and sexual climate of the ensuing decades, raising questions about the form and structure of the 1960s sexual revolution, and forcing us to think about how we define sexual liberalization - and where, how and on whose terms it occurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn international team of authors explores the role of America in shaping particular forms of subculture; the significance of changes in legal codes; differing modes of queer consumption and displays of community; the difficult fit of queer (as opposed to gay and lesbian) politics in liberal democracies; the importance of mobility and immigration in modulating queer urban life; the challenge of AIDS; and the arrival of the internet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy exploring the queer histories of cities from Istanbul to Helsinki and Moscow to Madrid, \u003ci\u003eQueer Cities, Queer Cultures \u003c\/i\u003emakes a significant contribution to our understanding of urban history, European history and the history of gender and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatt Cook is Senior Lecturer in History and Gender Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, UK, and co-director of the Raphael Samuel History Centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer V. Evans is Associate Professor of History at Carleton University, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 October 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781441141903\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334570918028,"sku":"9781441141903","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0e843500-2293-4780-882b-b0094802931e.jpg?v=1788028535","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441141903","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}