{"product_id":"9780241370612","title":"Some Men in London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Quite simply, this book is a work of genius'\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Parris, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An essential study of post-war gay London life... one of the best anthologies I have ever read'\u003c\/b\u003e John Self,\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.\u003cbr\u003eIn a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, 'Chips' Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. \u003ci\u003eSome Men In London\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parker, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53944645091665,"sku":"9780241370612","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/6478\/4209\/files\/9780241370612.jpg?v=1780481269","url":"https:\/\/thecommonpress.shop\/products\/9780241370612","provider":"The Common Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}