{"product_id":"matt-cook-alison-oram-queer-beyond-london-lgbtq-stories-from-four-english-cities","title":"Matt Cook \u0026 Alison Oram: Queer beyond London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManchester University Press, 2024, softcover, 296 pages, 15.6 x 23.4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWith a foreword by Andrew McMillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn alternative celebration of LGBTQ history in Britain, offering tales of queer life from four cities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e When it comes to queer British history, London has stolen the limelight. But what about the millions of queer lives lived elsewhere? In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer beyond London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, two leading LGBTQ historians take you on a journey through four English cities from the sixties to the noughties, exploring the northern post-industrial heartlands and taking in the salty air of the seaside cities of the south. Covering the bohemian, artsy world of Brighton, the semi-hidden queer life of military Plymouth, the lesbian activism of Leeds and the cutting-edge dance and drag scenes of Manchester, they show how local people, places and politics shaped LGBTQ life in each city, forging vibrant and distinctive queer cultures of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310493278592,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/817soAvFcnL._SY522.jpg?v=1769440752","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/matt-cook-alison-oram-queer-beyond-london-lgbtq-stories-from-four-english-cities","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}