Overview
This book examines the history of the relationship between male homosexuality and conceptions of manliness in postwar Japan. It provides a detailed account of the formative years of the homo magazine genre in the 1970s, and explores its evolution in subsequent years, analyzing key issues including homophobia; gay liberation; male-male sex, love and friendship; the masculine body; and manly identity.
- | Author: Jonathan D. Mackintosh
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2009
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0415421861
- | ISBN-13: 9780415421867
