Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement
(Part of the Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism Series)
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In 1951, a new type of publication appeared on newsstands--the physique magazine produced by and for gay men. For many men growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, these magazines and their images and illustrations of nearly naked men, as well as articles, letters from readers, and advertisements, served as an initiation into gay culture. The publishers behind them were part of a wider world of "physique entrepreneurs" men as well as women who ran photography...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231189109
ISBN13:9780231189101
Release Date:March 2019
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.46 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"
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