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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent introductory book
This is a perfect book for a curious gay traveller who wants to learn something more about the city he is going to than just the locations of gay spots. All the authors who contributed to the collection are both experts in their areas and experienced writers - the texts are accurate and entertaining. The book does not reach the depths of a profound socio-cultural...
Published on May 23, 2000 by Nikita Ivanov
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A Feeble Analysis on what could be an Interesting Topic
This book on its cover purports to be "gay urban histories since 1600", specifically 7 cities: Paris London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco. As this analysis of the seven cities has different contributors, it is uneven in its content. The contributors have done some research and used criminal records to piece together their histories but...
Published 15 months ago by Kiwifunlad
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent introductory book,
This review is from: Queer Sites: Gay Urban Histories Since 1600 (Paperback)
This is a perfect book for a curious gay traveller who wants to learn something more about the city he is going to than just the locations of gay spots. All the authors who contributed to the collection are both experts in their areas and experienced writers - the texts are accurate and entertaining. The book does not reach the depths of a profound socio-cultural research, but it is an excellent introduction to different gay national cultures viewed from respective capitals.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A Feeble Analysis on what could be an Interesting Topic,
By Kiwifunlad (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Queer Sites: Gay Urban Histories Since 1600 (Paperback)
This book on its cover purports to be "gay urban histories since 1600", specifically 7 cities: Paris London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco. As this analysis of the seven cities has different contributors, it is uneven in its content. The contributors have done some research and used criminal records to piece together their histories but whether due to poor scholarship or just a plain lack of interesting material, the accounts are not worth putting into print. This is bland uninteresting research which does little to inform or interest the reader.
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Queer Sites: Gay Urban Histories Since 1600 by Les K. Wright (Paperback - May 14, 1999)
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