Vice Patrol: Cops, Courts, and the Struggle Over Urban Gay Life Before Stonewall - Paperback
by Anna Lvovsky
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226769783ISBN-10:022676978XUPC:9780226769783Book Category:Law, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Legal History, LGBTQ+ Studies, SociologyBook Topic:Gay Studies, UrbanSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC2JFKEKNK
In the mid-twentieth century, gay life flourished in American cities even as the state repression of queer communities reached its peak. Liquor investigators infiltrated and shut down gay-friendly bars. Plainclothes decoys enticed men in parks and clubs. Vice officers surveilled public bathrooms through peepholes and two-way mirrors. In Vice Patrol, Anna Lvovsky chronicles this painful story,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226769783ISBN-10:022676978XUPC:9780226769783Book Category:Law, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Legal History, LGBTQ+ Studies, SociologyBook Topic:Gay Studies, UrbanSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC2JFKEKNK
Anna Lvovsky is assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School.
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