{"product_id":"some-men-in-london-vol-1","title":"Some Men In London Vol. 1","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241370612\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, 'Chips' Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. \u003ci\u003eSome Men In London\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44612917198937,"sku":"PR1137117","price":40.2,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/image_TT6KMNHAUAVG.jpg?v=1788128768","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/some-men-in-london-vol-1","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}