{"product_id":"the-gay-metropolis-1940-1996-by-charles-kaiser-first-edition-first-printing-1997-houghton-mifflin","title":"The Gay Metropolis (1940-1996) by Charles Kaiser [FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1997 • Houghton Mifflin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gay Metropolis (1940-1996) by Charles Kaisers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1997] HOUGHTON MIFFLIN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetallic embossed dust jacket in beautiful shape with some light shelf wear.  Ships housed in a new HQ jacket protector!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook itself reads good as new.   Tight binding, clean cloth-bound boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\" data-testid=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"contentContainer\" class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eAn entertaining and illuminating social and political history of modern gay life. Focuses on New York City, describing the growth of the gay rights movement and offering profiles of prominent gay figures since the end of World War II.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCharles Kaiser's The Gay 1940-1996, a history of gay life centered in New York, is packed with tales of writers and literature. Kaiser provides a kaleidoscope of details and stories that create a vision of how gay people lived, and illuminates a culture that had enormous influence on both New York and American society. Kaiser writes about such luminaries as Gore Vidal, Edward Albee, Truman Capote, and James Baldwin, but the real drive of The Gay Metropolis is how gay art and writings transformed the lives of everyday gay people. By the end of the book it is clear that gay artistic influence has transformed the American metropolis for both heterosexuals and homosexuals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67613884809465,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/gaymetropolis-1copy.jpg?v=1793964024","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/the-gay-metropolis-1940-1996-by-charles-kaiser-first-edition-first-printing-1997-houghton-mifflin","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}