{"product_id":"before-wilde-9780520258532","title":"Before Wilde","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines changing perceptions of sex between men in early Victorian Britain. Looking at the transformations of the era - changes in the family and in the law, the emergence of the world's first police force, and the growth of a national media - this book asks how perceptions of same-sex desire changed between men, in families, and in the society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a very important book. It may even be a historic book... One reads this book with grateful amazement... Breathtaking.\" Huffington Post \"Fascinating and informative... Upchurch has set a standard for depth and originality of research and creative social analysis.\" Gay City News \"A meticulous study... Illuminating.\" Victorian Studies \"A powerful and persuasive account of male-male sexual relations in the age of reform.\" -- Denis O'Donovan Men \u0026amp; Masculinities \"A very fine book. Upchurch's sophisticated work instructively points scholars in new chronological and methodological directions.\" -- pAuL r. desLAndes University of Vermont Journal Of The History Of Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction  PART ONE. UNDERSTANDINGS 1. Families and Sex between Men 2. Class, Masculinity, and Spaces  PART TWO. EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY CHANGES 3. Law and Reform in the 1820s 4. Public Men: The Metropolitan Police 5. Unnatural-Assault Reporting in the London Press  PART THREE. IMPLICATIONS 6. Patterns within the Changes 7. Conclusion: Character and Medicine  Notes Select Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359049384279,"sku":"9780520258532","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520258532.jpg?v=1754123372","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/before-wilde-9780520258532","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}