{"product_id":"some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959","title":"Some Men in London : Queer Life, 1945-1959","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Quite simply, this book is a work of genius'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Matthew Parris, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An essential study of post-war gay London life... one of the best anthologies I have ever read' \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e John Self,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, 'Chips' Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome Men In London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\/pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback \/ 464 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780241370612\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Parker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54166943760717,"sku":"9780241370612","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/9325\/3689\/files\/9780241370612.jpg?v=1782478891","url":"https:\/\/knygynas.biz\/products\/some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959","provider":"Knygynas eureka!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}