The spiv and the architect : unruly life in postwar London / Richard Hornsey.

Main entry:

Hornsey, Richard Quentin Donald.

Title & Author:

The spiv and the architect : unruly life in postwar London / Richard Hornsey.

Publication:

Description:

310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index.
Introduction: social modernism and male homosexuality in postwar London -- Reconstructing everyday life in the atomic age -- The perversity of the zigzag: the criminality of queer urban desire -- Trial by photobooth: the public face of the homosexual citizen -- Of public libraries and paperbacks: the sexual geographies of reading -- Life in the cybernetic bedsit: interior design and the homosexual self -- Conclusion: city of any dream.
Contents: Introduction social modernism and male homosexuality in postwar London -- Reconstructing everyday life in the atomic age -- The perversity of the zigzag: the criminality of queer urban desire -- Trial by photobooth: the public face of the homosexual citizen -- Of public libraries and paperbacks: the sexual geographies of reading -- Life in the cybernetic bedsit: interior design and the homosexual self -- Conclusion: city of any dream.

Summary:

As London emerged from the Second World War, planners and policymakers sought to rebuild the city in ways that would reshape the behaviour of its citizens - a programme defined by a strong emphasis on conservative values. This book examines how queer men legitimized, resisted, and reinvented this reconstruction programme.

ISBN:

9780816653140 (alk. paper)
0816653143 (alk. paper)
9780816653157 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0816653151 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Homosexuality England London History 20th century.
Reconstruction (1939-1951) England London.
Urban policy England London History 20th century.
Homosexualité Angleterre Londres Histoire 20e siècle.
Reconstruction, 1939-1951 Angleterre Londres.
Politique urbaine Angleterre Londres Histoire 20e siècle.
Society.
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Homosexuality
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Urban policy
Sexual orientation.
London (England) Social conditions 20th century.
London (England) Social life and customs 20th century.
Londres (Angleterre) Mœurs et coutumes 20e siècle.
England London

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266797
Call No.: BIB 198808
Status: Available

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