{"product_id":"indecent-advances-a-hidden-history-of-true-crime-and-prejudice-before-stonewall","title":"Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eFifty years after Stonewall, critic James Polchin reveals the hidden history of violence against gay men in America. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 02 July 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Icon Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndecent Advances is a groundbreaking work of history that delves into the often-hidden portrayal of crimes against gay men in the decades preceding the Stonewall Riots. Written by New York University professor and critic James Polchin, the book explores how homosexuals were criminalized and their murders justified in the popular imagination from the 1930s sex panics to the Cold War fear of Communists and homosexuals in government. Polchin demonstrates how crime stories played a significant role in shaping ideas of normalcy and deviance, and how these stories were used as tools to discriminate against and harm gay men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book features a wide range of notable figures, including J. Edgar Hoover, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Gore Vidal. Published around the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in 1969, Indecent Advances investigates how queer men navigated a society that criminalized them. Polchin shows how this discrimination was ultimately transformed by gay rights activists before Stonewall, and explores its resonances up to and including the policing of Gianni Versace's death in 1997.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive and meticulously researched book offers a fresh perspective on a critical period in American history, shedding light on the experiences of gay men and their struggle for equality. It is a must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history, social justice, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 204g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 x 198 x 22 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781785786297\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Polchin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098721153274,"sku":"9781785786297","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/cac1a96a1e3f3900a76212caa42b8c67.jpg?v=1625540937","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/indecent-advances-a-hidden-history-of-true-crime-and-prejudice-before-stonewall","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}