*** A Sunday Times Bestseller *** In Queer City Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way - through the history and experiences of its gay population. In Roman Londinium the city was dotted with lupanaria ('wolf dens' or public pleasure houses), fornices (brothels) and thermiae (hot baths). Then came the Emperor Constantine, with his bishops, monks and missionaries. And so began an endless loop of alternating permissiveness and censure. Ackroyd takes us right into the hidden history of the city; from the notorious Normans to the frenzy of executions for sodomy in the early nineteenth century. He journeys through the coffee bars of sixties Soho to Gay Liberation, disco music and the horror of AIDS. Today, we live in an era of openness and tolerance and Queer London has become part of the new norm. Ackroyd tells us the hidden story of how it got there, celebrating its diversity, thrills and energy on the one hand; but reminding us of its very real terrors, dangers and risks on the other. 'Peter Ackroyd is the greatest living chronicler of London' Independent
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780701188801
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234351884
Product Key Features
Book Title
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day
Author
Peter Ackroyd
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, History
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
204mm
Item Width
144mm
Item Weight
439g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peter Ackroyd
Topic Area
Urban Planning
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Best Selling in Books
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books