ISBN: 9780774817202 - judging homosexuals: a history of gay persecution in quebec and france (sexuality studies series) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. This history examines shifting constructions of homosexuality over time through a comparative analysis of gay persecution in France and Quebec.&Uumlber den AutorPatrice Corriveau is associate professor in the Department of Criminolo.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 2004, the first same-sex couple legally married in Quebec. How did homosexuality - an act that had for centuries been defined as abominable and criminal - come to be sanctioned by law 'Judging Homosexuals' finds answers in a comparative analysis of gay persecution in France and Quebec, places that share a common culture but have diverging legal traditions. In both settings, Patrice Corriveau explores how various groups - family and clergy, doctors and jurists - tried to manage people who were defined in turn as sinners, as criminals, as inverts, and as citizens to be protected by law.By bringing to light the various discourses that have over time supported the control and persecution of individual homoerotic behaviour in France and Quebec, this book makes the case that when it came to managing sexuality, the law helped construct the crime.…

Zustand: New. This history examines shifting constructions of homosexuality over time through a comparative analysis of gay persecution in France and Quebec. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2011. New. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …