Colonialism and Homosexuality

By: Robert Aldrich

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Paperback | 21 November 2002 | Edition Number 1

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Colonialism and Homosexuality is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s - the era of 'new imperialism' - until the era of decolonization. Robert Aldrich reconstructs the context of a number of liaisons, including those of famous men such as Cecil Rhodes, E.M. Forster or Andr© Gide, and the historical situations which produced both the Europeans and their non-Western lovers.

Colonial lands, which in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century included most of Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Caribbean, provided a haven for many Europeans whose sexual inclinations did not fit neatly into the constraints of European society.

Each of the case-studies is a micro-history of a particular colonial situation, a sexual encounter, and its wider implications for cultural and political life. Students both of colonial history, and of gender and queer studies, will find this an informative read.

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'Aldrich writes in an accessible and engaging style and provides a wide-ranging and interesting study ... this rich study is a worthwhile contribution to the growing literature on sexuality, gender and imperialism.' - History

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Maps	p. xi
Introduction: the seduction of the colonies	p. 1
Prologue: the art of colonial homosexual love	p. 14
Colonials and homosexuality	p. 21
The sex life of explorers	p. 23
Captains of empire	p. 56
The company of men	p. 83
Writers' lives and letters	p. 106
Artists and homoerotic 'Orientalism'	p. 148
Scandals and tragedies	p. 185
Sites of colonial homosexuality	p. 213
Sex in settler societies: the case of Australia	p. 215
Sex in the South Seas: Melanesia	p. 246
The British (and others) in South Asia	p. 276
Forster, Masood, Mohammed and the maharajah	p. 302
The French in North Africa	p. 329
The end of empire	p. 365
Anti-colonialism and homosexuality	p. 367
Epilogue: after the empire	p. 397
Conclusion	p. 404
Bibliography	p. 412
Index	p. 427
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