Stonewall; The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution

Carter, David

ISBN 10: 0312200250 / ISBN 13: 9780312200251

Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-20025-1, New York

Beschreibung

[978-0-312-20025-1] 2004. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 336pp. 8vo. Describes an important piece of American history: the saga of the struggle, fusion, and triumph of the Stonewall Riots (1969) and how they forever changed the landscape of homosexuality and indeed, gender identity, in society literally overnight. The definitve story and the book on which the documentary, 'Stonewall Uprising' (2010) is based. Black and white photographs. Light wear. Remains internally clean and bright. Very good copy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 130745

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Stonewall; The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution
• Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-20025-1, New York
• ISBN-10: 0312200250
• ISBN-13: 9780312200251
• Einband: Softcover
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Erotica and Sexuality

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Inhaltsangabe

An examination of the 1969 series of riots over police action against The Stonewall Inn provides a background of the mob-controlled Greenwich Village gay bar, the political and social elements that contributed to the riots, and the event's impact on subsequent attitudes. 10,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David Carter has had a varied career as a writer, editor, and filmmaker. He is the author of biographies of Salvador Dali and George Santayana, he edited and compiled Spontaneous Mind, a collection of interviews with Allen Ginsberg, and directed the film Meher Baba in Italy for Peter Townshend. Carter has a B.A. from Emory University and an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin. He is a resident of Greenwich Village in New York City.