Pederasts and Others: Urban Culture and Sexual Identity in Nineteenth-Century Paris

by William A. Peniston and John P. De Cecco

Book Overview

Examine how a community of support in Nineteenth-Century Paris became a blueprint for modern sexual identity

A unique social history, Pederasts and Others: Urban Culture and Sexual Identity in Nineteenth-Century Paris is a valuable addition to the growing field of gay and lesbian studies. The book examines the interaction between the city's male homosexual subculture and Parisian authority figures who attempted to maintain political and social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560234865
• ISBN13: 9781560234869
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.4"