Parkinson, R. B,

A little gay history : desire and diversity across the world / Desire and diversity across the world. R.B. Parkinson ; with contributions by Kate Smith and Max Carocci. - 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, facsimiles, photographs ; 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-127).

"A great unrecorded history." Words and labels ; Formed by culture ; Changing attitudes ; "Queering" history -- Glimpses of a history -- (Re-)writing histories.

Documents the history of homosexuality and its representation in art, using objects from the British Museum's collection that date from 9000 BC to the present to illustrate how same-sex love has always been a part of human history.

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Columbia Univ Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X

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Homosexuality--History.
Homosexuality in art.
Sex customs--History.

HQ76.25 / .P376 2013

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