Masculinity, Class and Same-Sex Desire in Industrial England, 1895-1957

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 1-22

3. Policing and Prosecutions

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 23-60

4. Working-Class Culture

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 61-92

5. Work and Family

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 93-124

6. Sex

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 125-155

7. Language

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 156-187

8. Conclusion

   • Helen Smith

   Pages 188-195

9. Back Matter

   Pages 196-244

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Masculinity, Class and Same-Sex Desire in Industrial England, 1895-1957 explores the experiences of men who desired other men outside of the capital. In doing so, it offers a unique intervention into the history of sexuality but it also offers new ways to understand masculinity, working-class culture, regionality and work in the period.

• Sexuality
• masculinity
• gender
• class
• industrial England
• culture
• England
• experience
• history
• history of literature

“The book offers significant depth and engagement on the issues of sexuality, class and masculinity in industrial England between 1895 and 1957 … . this is a rich, accessible and important contribution to our understanding of same-sex desire, class and masculinity in Britain.” (Jeffrey Meek, Twentieth Century British History, Vol. 28 (1), March, 2017)

• University of Lincoln, UK

  Helen Smith

Helen Smith is Lecturer in Twentieth Century British History at the University of Lincoln, UK, and has shared her research with the public through appearing on TV and Radio, writing for the press and working with a theatre company. She has also published the chapter 'Love, Sex, Work and Friendship: Northern Working-Class Men and Sexuality in the First Half of the Twentieth Century' in Love and Romance in Britain, 1918-1970, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014.

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