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Title: Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present by Neil Miller ISBN: 0-679-74988-8 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating History
Comment: Neil Miller's done a great job of pulling together aspects of (western) gay history. I've read some of the sources for his lesbian chapters and he uses them intelligently to summarise main points. I assume he's does the same with the male stuff and material from other countries which was previously unfamiliar to me. His style is readable, succinct and balanced about how we look at the past from our current viewpoints.
One feature of the book which is particularly pleasing is his use of extracts from writings he's referred to in his central text. This adds a good variety to the voice of the work AND the extracts are long enough (two or more pages in length) to inspire further study.
I also like A) the pictures of famous historical figures, there's something particularly moving about them, (I never knew Willa Cather was so gorgeous!)
and B) the balance of genders and countries covered is better than average.
My advice - read it!
Rating: 5
Summary: A GREAT SURVEY OF GAY HISTORY
Comment: If you are interested in history, I highly suggest this book. Marginalized for eons, gay people are now an integral part of history. Relegated to the backburner, or whispered about in history sources, gay people have come forward with a great history. Within this collection, there are heartaches and triumphs, but always searching for the ideal of equality one day. Another good thing about this book is that it includes non-Western gay and lesbian history as well, yet another subject ignored by the "mainstream" history. An incredibly transfixing and fascinating book, I couldn't put it down, and read into the late hours of the evening.
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Title: Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men--Between Women) by Lillian Faderman ISBN: 0140171223 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Other Side of Silence: Men's Lives and Gay Identities : A Twentieth-Century History by John Loughery ISBN: 080506124X Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Gay Metropolis by Charles Kaiser ISBN: 0156006170 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Stonewall by Martin Duberman ISBN: 0452272068 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two by Allan Berube ISBN: 0743210719 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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