The Rise of Gay Rights and the Fall of the British Empire: Liberal Resistance and the Bloomsbury Group

by David A.J. Richards

Book Overview

This book argues that there is an important connection between ethical resistance to British imperialism and the ethical discovery of gay rights. By closely examining the roots of liberal resistance in Britain and resistance to patriarchy in the United States, this book shows that fighting the demands of patriarchal manhood and womanhood plays an important role in countering imperialism. Advocates of feminism and gay rights (in particular, the Bloomsbury...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107659795
• ISBN13: 9781107659797
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"