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Moira Rachel Kenney - Mapping Gay L.A. - 9781566398848 - V9781566398848
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Mapping Gay L.A.

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Description for Mapping Gay L.A. Paperback. Makes the case that Los Angeles better represents the spectrum of gay and lesbian community activism and culture than cities with a higher gay profile. This book shows how activists lay claim to streets, buildings, neighborhoods, and, in the example of West Hollywood, an entire city. Series: American Subjects. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.

In this book, Moira Kenney makes the case that Los Angeles better represents the spectrum of gay and lesbian community activism and culture than cities with a higher gay profile. Owing to its sprawling geography and fragmented politics, Los Angeles lacks a single enclave like the Castro in San Francisco or landmarks as prominent as the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, but it has a long and instructive history of community building.

By tracking the terrain of the movement since the beginnings of gay liberation in 1960’s Los Angeles, Kenney shows how activists lay claim to streets, buildings, neighborhoods, and, ... Read more

Moira Rachel Kenney is the Research Director at the Institute of Urban and Regional Development at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
American Subjects
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566398848
SKU
V9781566398848
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

Reviews for Mapping Gay L.A.
"This is a fresh and fascinating approach to both social history and the geography of America's most cutting-edge and least understood city. This book sparkles with stories of Los Angeles' gay/lesbian and AIDS street activism through the decades, as well as serendipitous or smart strategies for staking spaces of our own
so crucial to our liberation. LA's leading role in U.S. ... Read more

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