Routledge History of Queer America

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge History of Queer AmericaAuthor(s): Don Romesburg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138814592, 978-1138814592\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge History of Queer America presents the first comprehensive synthesis of the rapidly developing field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer US history. Featuring nearly thirty chapters on essential subjects and themes from colonial times through the present, this collection covers topics including: \n\nRural vs. urban queer histories\n\nGender and sexual diversity in early American history\n\nIntersectionality, exploring queerness in association with issues of race and class\n\nQueerness and American capitalism\n\nThe rise of queer histories, archives, and collective memory\n\nTransnationalism and queer history\n\nGathering authorities in the field to define the ways in which sexual and gender diversity have contributed to the dynamics of American society, cul.