Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet

by William N. Eskridge Jr.

Book Overview

This text provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues concerning gender and sexual nonconformity in the United States. Part one, which covers the years from the post-Civil War to the 1980s, is a history of state efforts to discipline and punish the behaviour of homosexuals and other people considered to be deviant. during this period such people could get by only at the cost of suppressing their most basic feelings and emotions. Part two...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674341619
• ISBN13: 9780674341616
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating book!

Lots of information but still a surprisingly quick and fun read. I really enjoyed this book and have recommended it to friends.