American Homo: Community and Perversity

by Jeffrey Escoffier

Book Overview

A sweeping account of the way lesbian, gay, and bisexual people have challenged and changed society

In this provocative book, Jeffrey Escoffier tracks LGBT movements across the contested terrain of American political life, where they have endured the historical tension between the homoeroticism coursing through American culture and the virulent periodic outbreaks of homophobic populism. Escoffier explores how every new success enables...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788732316
• ISBN13: 9781788732314
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"