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Autore: | Simon Rita J (Rita James), <1931-2013, > |
Titolo: | Gay and lesbian communities the world over / / Rita J. Simon and Alison Brooks |
Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2009] |
©2009 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (175 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.76/6 |
Soggetto topico: | Gay people |
Lesbians | |
Homosexuality - History | |
Homosexuality - Religious aspects | |
Persona (resp. second.): | BrooksAlison <1985-> |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Legal status of gays and lesbians -- Christianity and homosexuality -- Judaism and homosexuality -- Islam and homosexuality -- Hinduism, Buddhism, and homosexuality -- Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome -- Homosexuality during the middle ages -- Early africa and homosexuality -- Portrayal of gays and lesbians in the arts -- Early psychology and homosexuality -- Tearoom trade -- The mattachine society and New York city's Stonewall Inn : country studies -- Canada -- United States -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Great Britain -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Sweden -- Hungary -- Poland -- Russia -- Israel -- Egypt -- Iran -- Nigeria -- South Africa -- India -- China -- Japan -- Australia -- Gay and lesbian adoption -- Concluding comments. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over provides an innovative examination and comparison of the treatment and status of gays and lesbians in 21 countries. The book contains a country-by-country profile of each of the issues, describes treatment and status, reports on the public opinion data, and compares countries against each other. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Gay and lesbian communities the world over |
ISBN: | 0-7391-4366-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910798393103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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