{"product_id":"same-sex-affairs-constructing-and-controlling-homosexuality-in-the-pacific-northwest-paperback","title":"Same-Sex Affairs: Constructing and Controlling Homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Boag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, two distinct, yet at times overlapping, male same-sex sexual subcultures had emerged in the Pacific Northwest: one among the men and boys who toiled in the region's logging, fishing, mining, farming, and railroad-building industries; the other among the young urban white-collar workers of the emerging corporate order. Boag draws on police logs, court records, and newspaper accounts to create a vivid picture of the lives of these men and youths--their sexual practices, cultural networks, cross-class relations, variations in rural and urban experiences, and ethnic and racial influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe product of rigorous research and thinking, \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the shifting meanings of homosexuality for different classes of gay men, and for mainstream society, between 1890 and 1930. While establishing that the Northwest provided a distinctive context for constructions of male, same-sex sex, Boag also uses evidence from the region to refine understandings of the practice and significance of homosexuality at the national level. \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e makes important contributions to the history of both the western United States and modern American sexuality.--John Findlay, author of \u003ci\u003eMagic Lands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important work, taking Western history in entirely new directions. Peter Boag demonstrates his judiciousness, his care, with an impressive set of largely overlooked and underutilized sources. And those sources reveal remarkable tales. There is verve, an excitement, in both the ordinariness of everyday life and the extraordinary circumstances of scandal. Historians of sexuality in particular will ponder this book's insights for some time to come. It is a provocative study, rich in documentation, and extremely significant in terms of analytic impact.--John Howard, author of \u003ci\u003eMen Like That: A Southern Queer History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe product of rigorous research and thinking, \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the shifting meanings of homosexuality for different classes of gay men, and for mainstream\" society, between 1890 and 1930. While establishing that the Northwest provided a distinctive context for constructions of male, same-sex sex, Boag also uses evidence from the region to refine understandings of the practice and significance of homosexuality at the national level. \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e makes important contributions to the history of both the western United States and modern American sexuality.\"--John Findlay, author of \u003ci\u003eMagic Lands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important work, taking Western history in entirely new directions. Peter Boag demonstrates his judiciousness, his care, with an impressive set of largely overlooked and underutilized sources. And those sources reveal remarkable tales. There is verve, an excitement, in both the ordinariness of everyday life and the extraordinary circumstances of scandal. Historians of sexuality in particular will ponder this book's insights for some time to come. It is a provocative study, rich in documentation, and extremely significant in terms of analytic impact.\"--John Howard, author of \u003ci\u003eMen Like That: A Southern Queer History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Boag \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEnvironment and Experience: Settlement Culture in Nineteenth-Century Oregon \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 335\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.95 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424784441446,"sku":"9780520240483","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MGFBampyaXVvUHlManBMS2dORlZ5QT09.webp?v=1775609432","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/same-sex-affairs-constructing-and-controlling-homosexuality-in-the-pacific-northwest-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}