Wolfenden's Witnesses: Homosexuality in Postwar Britain

by Brian Lewis

Book Overview

The Wolfenden Report of 1957 has long been recognized as a landmark in moves towards gay law reform. What is less well known is that the testimonials and written statements of the witnesses before the Wolfenden Committee provide by far the most complete and extensive array of perspectives we have on how homosexuality was understood in mid-twentieth century Britain. Those giving evidence, individually or through their professional associations, included...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137321482
• ISBN13: 9781137321480
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"