Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity

Vintage Books, New York, 2015. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction by author, acknowledgements, notes, sources and bibliography and index. Between pages 106 and 107 there are 22 pages of black-and-white photography or reproductions of illustrations. Photographic paperback binding with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of the author to the free front end page. Quoting from the rear panel blurb " ... In the half-century before the Nazis rose to power, early became the undisputed gay capital of the world. Activists and medical professionals made a city of firsts – the first gay journal, the first homosexual rights organisation, the first Institute for Sexual Science, the first sex reassignment surgeries – exploring and educating themselves and the rest of the world about new ways of understanding the human condition." Minor rubbing of the book edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [9], X - XIX, [2], 4 - 305, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gay & Lesbian; Germany; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0307473139. ISBN/EAN: 9780307473134. Inventory No: 0289998. . 9780307473134