Queer City: Gay London From The Romans To Present Day Peter Ackroyd Vintage Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

‘Droll Provocative And Crammed To Busting With Startling Facts’ Simon Callow Guardianin This Powerful Sunday Times Bestseller Peter Ackroyd Looks At London In A Whole New Way – Through The History Experiences Of Its Gay Population Roman Londinium City Was Dotted Lupanaria (‘Wolf Dens’ Or Public Pleasure Houses) Fornices (Brothels) Thermiae (Hot Baths) Then Came Emperor Constantine His Bishops Monks Missionaries So Began An Endless Loop Alternating Permissiveness Censure Takes Us Right Into Hidden From Notorious Normans Frenzy Executions For Sodomy Early Nineteenth Century He Journeys Coffee Bars Sixties Soho Liberation Disco Music Horror Aids Today We Live Era Openness Tolerance Queer Has Become Part Norm Tells Story How It Got There Celebrating Diversity Thrills Energy On One Hand But Reminding Very Real Terrors Dangers Risks Other Σελίδες: 288 Διαστάσεις: 13 6X13 6Cm