Myth of the Modern Homosexual - Queer History and the Search for Cultural Unity (Hardcover)

With careful reasoning supported by wide-ranging scholarship, this study exposes the fallacies of 'social constructionist' theories within lesbian and gay studies and makes a forceful case for the autonomy of queer identity and culture. It presents evidence that queers are part of a centuries-old history, possessing a unified historical and cultural identity. The volume reviews the fundamental historiographical issues about the nature of queer history, arguing that a new generation of queer historians will need to abandon authoritarian dogma founded upon politically-correct ideology rather than historical experience. Norton offers a clear exposition of the evidence for ancient, indigenous and pre-modern queer cultural continuity, revealing how knowledge of that history has been suppressed and censored and sets out the 'queer cultural essentialist' position on the key topics of queer history - role, identity, bisexuality, orientation, linguistics, social control, homophobia, subcultures, and kinship patterns.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Gender Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
Release date:	October 2016
Authors:	Rictor Norton
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-4742-8693-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4742-8693-3
Barcode:	9781474286930

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