1st Edition
Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures
Edited By Bonnie Zimmerman, George Haggerty
1848 Pages
by
Routledge
1848 Pages
by
Routledge
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A rich heritage that needs to be documented Beginning in 1869, when the study of homosexuality can be said to have begun with the establishment of sexology, this encyclopedia offers accounts of the most important international developments in an area that now occupies a critical place in many fields of academic endeavors. It covers a long history and a dynamic and ever changing present,... Read more
Introduction, Contributors, Subject Guide, The Encyclopedia, Index
Biography
Bonnie Zimmerman is professor of women's studies at San Diego State University. She received her Ph.D. in English from SUNY Buffalo, where she became part of the first generation to work in women's studies. She is the author of The Safe Sea of Women: Lesbian Fiction, 1969-1989 (1990), which won the Lambda Literary Award.
George E. Haggerty is professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, and was founder and co-chair of the program in Gay, California, Berkeley, and is author of several books, including Men in Love: Masculinity and Sexuality in the Eighteenth Century (1999).
"The most comprehensive reference work in the field..These volumes are valuable to all college, university, and public library reference collections." -- American Reference Books Annual
"This source is unique among encyclopedias of homosexuality...[It] should become the standard in its field, will be a useful addition to all public and academic libraries." -- American Libraries
"The Encyclopedia is a thorough, well-researched and for the most part impressive collection of notes on the who, what, where, why and when of lesbians...[T]he cross-cultural entries are some of the best I've see in a project of this nature. For those entries alone, the Encyclopedia would be a fruitful addition to any home." -- Girlfriends. Two volume set. Volume 1, Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures, edited by Bonnie Zimmerman ISBN 0-8153-1920-7 Volume 2, Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and Cultures, Edited by George Haggerty ISBN 0-8153-1880-4
"Thumbs up for Haggerty and Zimmerman...An exceptional group of authors has contributed entries to these volumes...Reference librarians in academic and medium-sized and large public libraries will want to add both volumes to their collections." -- Booklist/RBB
"Nothing short of a landmark publication.." -- Choice
"Fine scholarly works that belong in the reference section of every library." -- Library Journal
