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Heterosexual dictatorship:

male homosexuality in postwar Britain
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Fourth Estate, 1996 - History - 340 pages

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TitleHeterosexual dictatorship: male homosexuality in postwar Britain
AuthorPatrick Higgins
Editionillustrated
PublisherFourth Estate, 1996
ISBN1857023552, 9781857023558
Length340 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Gay rights
History / Europe / Great Britain
Homosexuality, Male
Male homosexuality
Social Science / Gay Studies
  
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