Belfastmen reconstructs the everyday experiences of queer men in a region infamous for its recent history of intolerance, violence, and religious homophobia to show how queer lives before the gay rights movement were not only possible but also rich, exciting, and fulfilling. Irish churches and governmental authorities found the topic of sex between men unmentionable and imagined such vice as a problem only found in decadent and degenerate societie...

Mit Storys von * Dirk Alt * Victor Boden * Tino Falke * Marcus Hammerschmitt * Wolfgang Mörth * Paul Sanker * Uwe Schimunek * Volly Tanner * Tom Turtschi * Wolf Welling Mit einer Gaststory von * Liviu Surugiu (Rumänien) Mit Essays von * Dirk Alt * Michael K. Iwoleit * Julie Phillips * Christian Steinbacher Mit Nachrufen auf Gene Wolfe von * Tony Daniel * Michael K. Iwoleit Mit Illustrationen von * Dirk Alt * Uli Bendick * Christian Günther * Detlef Klewer * Victoria Sack und einem Titelbil...

Urban power and politics are topics of abiding interest for students of the city. This exciting collection of essays explores how Europe’s cities have been governed across the last 500 years. Taken as a whole, it provides a unique historical overview of urban politics in early modern and modern Europe. At the same time, it guides the reader through the variety of ways in which power and governance are currently understood by historians and new directions in the subject.The essays a...