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Title: |
Unnamed Desires |
| Sub-title: |
A Sydney Lesbian History |
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| By (author): |
Rebecca Jennings |
| ISBN10-13: |
1922235709 : 9781922235701 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
234x153mm |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Weight: |
.000 Kg. |
| Published: |
Monash University Publishing - September 2015 |
| List Price: |
23.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Reprint under Consideration
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| Subjects: |
Lesbian studies |
| The first indepth study of female samesex desire in twentiethcentury Australia, Unnamed Desires explores the compelling stories of ordinary women who struggled to build lives and express their love for other women in a hostile society. Focusing on Sydney and country NSW in the midtwentiethcentury (19301978), it traces the development of lesbian culture, identities and material spaces from the interwar period to the first Mardi Gras. Drawing on major oral history interviews, conducted by the author, and archival research, this book offers fascinating new insights into the social and cultural history of midtwentiethcentury NSW. |
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Elegantly written, Unnamed Desires ... tells stories of sadness and persecution, but also accounts of bravery, ingenuity and fun ... It is a very welcome and important addition to the scholarship on sexuality in Australian history. -- Jill Julius Matthews
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