{"product_id":"gay-new-york-gender-urban-culture-and-the-making-of-the-gay-male-world-1890-1940-paperback","title":"Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Chauncey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGay New York\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called \"monumental\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"unassailable\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"a first-rate book of history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eGay New York\u003c\/i\u003eforever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Chauncey\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of American history at the University of Chicago and the author of \u003ci\u003eGay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the distinguished Turner and Curti Awards from the Organization of American Historians, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the Lambda Literary Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He testified as an expert witness on the history of antigay discrimination at the 1993 trial of Colorado's Amendment Two, which resulted in the Supreme Court's \u003ci\u003eRomer v. Evans\u003c\/i\u003e decision that antigay rights referenda were unconstitutional, and he was the principal author of the Historians' Amicus Brief, which weighed heavily in the Supreme Court's landmark decision overturning sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas (2003). The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he lives and works in Chicago.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52047385297197,"sku":"9781541699212","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/gay-new-york-gender-urban-culture-and-the-making-of-the-gay-male-world-1890-1940-paperback-5992230.webp?v=1780169708","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/gay-new-york-gender-urban-culture-and-the-making-of-the-gay-male-world-1890-1940-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}