| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 202 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Series |
Gender in history
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Gender in history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-194) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Inclusion -- 2. Keeping up appearances -- 3. Playing away -- 4. Make do and mend : military law and same-sex desire -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Using a rich array of oral histories and previously unseen archival sources, Queen and country provides the first detailed academic study of the complex intersection between same-sex desire and military authority in the British Armed Forces between 1939 and 1945. It illuminates how men and women lived, loved and survived in an institution which, at least publicly, was unequivocally hostile towards same-sex activity within its ranks. Queen and Country also tells a story of selective remembrance and the politics of memory, exploring specifically why same-sex desire continues to be absent from the historical record of the war. In examining this absence, and the more intimate minutiae of cohesion, homosociability and desire, it pushes far beyond traditional military history in order to cast new light on one of the most widely discussed conflicts of the twentieth century. It makes a significant and original contribution to debates concerning the British experience of war and introduces new ways of understanding the Second World War. Amongst other issues, the book examines contemporary understandings of homosexuality in relation to the entrance of queer recruits and explores the experiences of those that served. It also highlights how the military authorities responded to same-sex activity. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gay military personnel -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Gay military personnel. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Homosexuality -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Homosexuality. |
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Gay men -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century.
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Gay men. |
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Social & Cultural History. |
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Armed Forces. |
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HISTORY -- Social History. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Subject |
Homosexuality. |
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Gay men. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780719082948 0719082943 (OCoLC)858310723 |
| ISBN |
9781781706527 (electronic book) |
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1781706522 (electronic book) |
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9781526103376 (electronic book) |
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1526103370 (electronic book) |
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9780719082948 (hardback) |
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0719082943 (hardback) |
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9781784991180 |
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