Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Note on terminology; Introduction; 1. London and the cities of the plain; 2. The grossly indecent city; 3. The inverted city; 4. The decadent city; 5. The Hellenic city; Epilogue: public spaces/private lives.
Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914.
Matt Cook is Lecturer in Modern British History at Keele University.
From the hardback review: 'The book draws on literary scholarship as well as lesbian, gay or queer theory. It deploys urban geography as easily as the new social history. Cook does not have to prove the value of the topic. He can deploy it to bring to life a moment of history on the cusp of radical change.' Times Higher Education Supplement From the hardback review: '... despite taking a very broad interdisciplinary approach to its subject, finds its main strength in providing and examining just this wealth of neglected details, often bringing them to bear on quite well-known events in an extremely illuminating way. ... an essential sourcebook for any student of the homosexual culture of this period, whether studying the arts, the sciences, or politics.' MLR
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