Books by Matt Houlbrook
Queer London
by Matt Houlbrook
Homosexuality was much more tolerated in the thirties than we realise and Houlbrook has done a great service in ripping that period apart
Interviews where books by Matt Houlbrook were recommended
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Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution
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Queer London
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Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community
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Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis
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How Soon is Now? Medieval Texts, Amateur Readers and the Queerness of Time
by Carolyn Dinshaw
The best books on Queer History, recommended by Benno Gammerl
The best books on Queer History, recommended by Benno Gammerl
Queer history is not simply about exploring the historical incidence of non-heteronormative sexual desire and experience. It is also a way of looking at the past and of placing gender and sexuality at the heart of historical change. Here, Benno Gammerl, professor of Gender and Sexuality at the European University Institute, explains.
The best books on 1930s Britain, recommended by Juliet Gardiner
The 1930s are hugely underrated as a decade, says the historian. She tells us about the social and design revolutions that made the thirties much more than just a prelude to war
