Wolfenden's Witnesses - Homosexuality in Postwar Britain (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

The Wolfenden Report of 1957 has long been recognized as a landmark in moves towards gay law reform. What is less well known is that the testimonials and written statements of the witnesses before the Wolfenden Committee provide by far the most complete and extensive array of perspectives we have on how homosexuality was understood in mid-twentieth century Britain. Those giving evidence, individually or through their professional associations, included a broad cross-section of official, professional and bureaucratic Britain: police chiefs, policemen, magistrates, judges, lawyers and Home Office civil servants; doctors, biologists (including Alfred Kinsey), psychiatrists, psychoanalysts and psychotherapists; prison governors, medical officers and probation officers; representatives of the churches, morality councils and progressive and ethical societies; approved school headteachers and youth organization leaders; representatives of the army, navy and air force; and a small handful of self-described but largely anonymous homosexuals. This volume presents an annotated selection of their voices.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Genders and Sexualities in History
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Brian Lewis
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-32149-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-137-32149-0
Barcode:	9781137321497

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