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Places of tenderness and heat : the queer milieu of fin-de-siècle St. Petersburg / Olga Petri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Petri, Olga, 1985- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay men--History--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--19th century.
- Gay men.
- Gay men--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white), maps ;
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The emphasis of this book is as much on the routine behaviors of queer men, ranging from informal socialization to outright sexual transgression, as it is about the efforts of constables, administrators, government officials, and sanitary inspectors to maintain moral order. Petri describes a surprisingly stable entente between illicit communion and municipal authorities' paternalistic ambitions" Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- St. Petersburg and its familiar strangers
- Policing sex and desire
- Queer Streetlife
- Bathing in the queer city
- Cruising in the pays du tendre.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5017-6378-4
- OCLC:
- 1291573622
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