Global homophobia : states, movements, and the politics of oppression /
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Imprint: | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013] ©2013 |
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Description: | ix, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Homophobia -- Law and legislation. Homophobia -- Religious aspects. Homophobia -- Europe. Homophobia -- United States. Homosexuality -- Government policy. Gay rights -- Politics and government. Homophobia. Homophobia -- Law and legislation. Homophobia -- Religious aspects. Homosexuality -- Government policy. Europe. United States. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9953768 |
Table of Contents:
- Political homophobia in comparative perspective / Michael J. Bosia and Meredith L. Weiss
- Why states act : homophobia and crisis / Michael J. Bosia
- America's Cold War empire : exporting the lavender scare / David K. Johnson
- The marriage of convenience : the U.S. Christian right, African Christianity, and postcolonial politics of sexual identity / Kapya J. Kaoma
- Gay rights and political homophobia in postcommunist Europe : is there an "EU effect"? / Conor O'Dwyer
- Sexual politics and constitutional reform in Ecuador : from neoliberalism to the Buen vivir / Amy Lind
- Prejudice before pride : rise of an anticipatory countermovement / Meredith L. Weiss
- Homophobia as a tool of statecraft : Iran and its queers / Katarzyna Korycki and Abouzar Nasirzadeh
- Navigating international rights and local politics : sexuality governance in postcolonial settings / Sami Zeidan
- Theorizing the politics of (homo)sexualities across cultures / Mark Blasius
- Conclusion. On the interplay of state homophobia and homoprotectionism / Christine (Cricket) Keating.