In the land of Alexander : gay travels, with history and politics, in Hungary, Yugoslavia, Turkey, and Greece / by Keith Hale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hale, Keith, author.

Contributor:

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hale, Keith--Travel--Balkan Peninsula.

Hale, Keith.

Balkan Peninsula--Description and travel.

Balkan Peninsula.

Hungary--Description and travel.

Hungary.

Turkey--Description and travel.

Turkey.

Gay travelers--Balkan Peninsula.

Gay travelers.

Travel.

Physical Description:

286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Alyson Publications, 1990.

Summary:

"In the summer of 1989, Keith Hale set out to discover the gay life, culture, and history of Eastern Europe, a region not known for its gay movement. He sometimes found more than he expected, sometimes less. This unusual travelogue combines historical and cultural insights, useful travel tips, and first-person experiences. Just as Edmund White, in States of Desire, found each city in the U.S. to have a distinct personality, Hale finds each of the countries he visited to have a unique appeal for the gay traveler. His book will be of special interest given the dramatic changes now occurring in Eastern Europe"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Budapest

Gay rights in Eastern Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dubrovnik, Montenegro, and Kosovo

Macedonia

Istanbul: Sultanahmet

Istanbul: Hamam and Taksim

Gallipoli

Ephesus

The road east

Cappadocia

Kas and Bodrum

The Dodecanese

Byron's Greece

Skyros

Athínai.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286).

The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.

Local Notes:

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.

ISBN:

1555831680

9781555831684

OCLC:

21522545