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Product Identifiers

PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500251908

ISBN-139780500251904

eBay Product ID (ePID)112195777

Product Key Features

Book TitleGay Lives

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicLgbt

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorRobert Aldrich

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight33 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-935785

ReviewsNicely illustrated with a good selection of black-and-white and full-color photographs and drawings., While none of the pieces here is more than a few pages long, each of them feels like the tip of an information iceberg., "While outlining the lives of those concerned, the articles seem to capture the essence of a person and the era, culture, or society that person embodiesâ€¦ This lavishly illustrated, praiseworthy book deserves to be widely read." "While none of the pieces here is more than a few pages long, each of them feels like the tip of an information iceberg." "Nicely illustrated with a good selection of black-and-white and full-color photographs and drawings." "Highly recommended, for reference, or plain, enjoyable reading." "â€¦the gay history book that needs to be read.", While outlining the lives of those concerned, the articles seem to capture the essence of a person and the era, culture, or society that person embodiesâ€¦ This lavishly illustrated, praiseworthy book deserves to be widely read., While outlining the lives of those concerned, the articles seem to capture the essence of a person and the era, culture, or society that person embodies... This lavishly illustrated, praiseworthy book deserves to be widely read.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal306.76/6092 B

SynopsisThe exploits of the famous never cease to captivate our imaginations--rulers, artists, explorers, and all the great personalities of history. Yet many quieter lives also have the ability to impress, to teach us something about the remarkable qualities of human nature. In this book, Robert Aldrich presents a fascinating portrait of gay men and women throughout history that reveals the full diversity of gay lives as lived in their times. He gives a voice to more than seventy people from around the world and all walks of life, from poets, philosophers, and artists to radicals and activists. Along with celebrated names such as Michelangelo, Frederick the Great, and Harvey Milk are lesser-known but no less inspiring individuals: two men of ancient Egypt whose lives were closely linked over four thousand years ago; a Renaissance nun who blurred the boundaries between spiritual and physical love; and "Aim e" and "Jaguar," whose love defied the death camps of wartime Germany. Often colorful, occasionally tragic, but all in some way extraordinary, these life stories reflect--and have sometimes helped to shape--contemporary attitudes toward same-sex intimacy., A comprehensive biographical survey from ancient Chinese courtiers to pioneers of gay liberation in the twenty-first century, from the unknowable relationships of the distant past to the frankest affirmations of modern sexual identity. The exploits of the famous never cease to captivate our imaginations--rulers, artists, explorers, and all the great personalities of history. Yet many quieter lives also have the ability to impress, to teach us something about the remarkable qualities of human nature. In this book, Robert Aldrich presents a fascinating portrait of gay men and women throughout history that reveals the full diversity of gay lives as lived in their times. He gives a voice to more than seventy people from around the world and all walks of life, from poets, philosophers, and artists to radicals and activists. Along with celebrated names such as Michelangelo, Frederick the Great, and Harvey Milk are lesser-known but no less inspiring individuals: two men of ancient Egypt whose lives were closely linked over four thousand years ago; a Renaissance nun who blurred the boundaries between spiritual and physical love; and "Aimée" and "Jaguar," whose love defied the death camps of wartime Germany. Often colorful, occasionally tragic, but all in some way extraordinary, these life stories reflect--and have sometimes helped to shape--contemporary attitudes toward same-sex intimacy., A comprehensive biographical survey from ancient Chinese courtiers to pioneers of gay liberation in the twenty-first century, from the unknowable relationships of the distant past to the frankest affirmations of modern sexual identity.

LC Classification NumberHQ75.2.A53 2012