Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men

By Paul Baker

This book examines the ways in which Polari - a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men - was used in order to construct 'gay identities' in the UK over the past fifty years.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415261805
• ISBN13: 9780415261807
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 8.9"