In this Book
- Queen and country: Same–sex desire in the British Armed Forces, 1939–45
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
The first study of its kind in the UK, Queen and country examines the complex intersection between same-sex desire and the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. It illuminates how men and women lived, loved and survived in an institution which, at least publicly, was unequivocally hostile towards same-sex activity within its ranks. Queen and country also tells a story of selective remembrance and the politics of memory, exploring specifically why same-sex desire continues to be absent from the historical record of the war. In examining this absence, and the more intimate minutiae of cohesion, homosociability and desire, this study pushes far beyond traditional military history in order to cast new light on one of the most widely discussed conflicts of the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
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- List of figures
- pp. ix-x
- List of tables
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-23
- 1 Inclusion
- pp. 24-49
- 2 Keeping up appearances
- pp. 50-74
- 3 Playing away
- pp. 75-103
- Conclusion
- pp. 151-161
- Biographies of Interviewees
- pp. 165-166
- Bibliography
- pp. 167-194
Additional Information
ISBN
9781526103376
Related ISBN(s)
9780719082948, 9781526103383, 9781784991180
MARC Record
OCLC
980815094
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-07
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013