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A passion to preserve : gay men as keepers of culture / Will Fellows.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fellows, Will., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay men--United States--Biography.
- Gay men.
- Cultural property--Protection--United States.
- Cultural property.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 288 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. This penchant to preserve, though widely observed, is typically ignored or dismissed as a stereotypical gay cliché, even by many gay men themselves. A Passion to Preserve explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men's lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States. This eye-opening and provocative book illuminates neglected facets of what it means to be gay and highlights contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 28, 2014).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267) and index.
- OCLC:
- 673388939
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