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Deep sniff : a history of poppers and queer futures / Adam Zmith.
Van Pelt Library HQ76.115 .Z65 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zmith, Adam, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay culture--History.
- Gay culture.
- Gay men--Sexual behavior.
- Gay men.
- Inhalant abuse--History.
- Inhalant abuse.
- Drugs of abuse--Social aspects.
- Drugs of abuse.
- Sexual minority culture.
- Social aspects.
- History.
- LGBTQ+ culture.
- LGBTQ+ people.
- Sexual practices.
- Sexuality.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Repeater Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This is the intriguing story of how amyl and other nitrites wafted out of the lab and into gay bars, corner shops, bedrooms and porn supercuts. Blending historical research with wry observation, Adam Zmith explores the cultural forces and improbable connections behind the power of poppers. What emerges is not just a history of pub raids, viral panics and pecs the size of dinner plates. It is a collection of fresh and provocative ideas about identity, sex, utopia, capitalism, law, freedom and the bodies that we use to experience the world" -- Back cover.
- Contents:
- 1 Undesirable Purposes p. 1
- 2 Two Body Innovators p. 21
- 3 The Creation of Man? p. 41
- 4 Sex / Death p. 61
- 5 Utopia for a Moment p. 81
- 6 A Guilty Pleasure p. 101
- 7 Hit / Hold / Release p. 121
- 8 Antidote p. 141
- 9 The Next Forty-Five Seconds p. 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 179-185)
- ISBN:
- 1913462420
- 9781913462420
- OCLC:
- 1268546510
- Publisher Number:
- 99988820415
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