{"product_id":"the-routledge-history-of-queer-america-9780367222796","title":"The Routledge History of Queer America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eRural vs. urban queer histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eGender and sexual diversity in early American history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntersectionality, exploring queerness in association with issues of race and class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eQueerness and American capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe rise of queer histories, archives, and collective memory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransnationalism and queer history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering authorities in the field to define the ways in which sexual and gender diversity have contributed to the dynamics of American society, culture and nation, \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge History of Queer America\u003c\/i\u003e is the finest available overview of th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary chronological and thematic volume is sure to benefit students, scholars, and the wider public interested in the current state of LGBTQ history for years to come. The nearly thirty authors who penned the chapters in Romesburg’s volume are authorities in their subject matters, yet the texts are written in a widely accessible style. This is a gift to all of us, especially to the many readers who will be introduced to new concepts for the first time reading these pages. Romesburg’s edited collection will surely excite a new generation to explore this incredibly awesome field of LGBTQ history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Gonzaba\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia State University, Fullerton, in the \u003c\/i\u003eJournal of the History of Sexuality\u003ci\u003e, University of Texas Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Having a Moment Four Decades in the Making\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Romesburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eTimes\u003c\/strong\u003e1 Colonial North America (1600s–1700s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Godbeer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Revolutionary Sexualities and Early National Genders (1770s–1840s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Hope Cleves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Centering Slavery in Nineteenth-Century Queer History (1800s–1890s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Sears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Modern Sexuality in Modern Times (1880s–1930s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Clement and Beans Velocci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Sexual Minorities at the Apex of Heteronormativity (1940s–1965)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda H. Littauer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Gay Liberation (1963–1980)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhitney Strub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 AIDS and Action (1980–1990s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJennifer Brier\u003c\/em\u003e8 Queer Politics in Neoliberal Times (1970–2010s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargot Weiss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eSpaces and Places\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Queer Archives: From Collections to Conceptual Framework\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Eichhorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Bodies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Serlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcia M. Gallo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The End of Urban Queer History?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKwame Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Rural\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePippa Holloway and Elizabeth Catte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Queer and Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEithne Luibhéid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Thinking Transnationally, Thinking Queer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e K. Hobson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE\u003cbr\u003eThemes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Language, Acts, and Identity in LGBT History\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJen Manion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Transgender History (and Otherwise Approaches to Queer Embodiment)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinn Enke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 Lesbian History: Spirals of Imagination, Marginalization, and Creation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie R. Enszer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Bisexual History: Let’s Not Bijack Another Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoraine Hutchins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Queer of Color Estrangement and Belonging\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNayan Shah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Families\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Sickness and Wellness\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Batza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Criminalization and Legalization\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrea J. Ritchie and Kay Whitlock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Law and Politics: “Crooked and Perverse” Narratives of LGBT Progress\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc Stein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 Labor\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara R. 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