{"product_id":"queer-enlightenments-a-hidden-history-of-lovers-lawbreakers-and-homemakers","title":"Queer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA ground-breaking history delivered in a refreshing new voice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer Enlightenments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e details eleven overlooked stories of eighteenth-century queer people who lived extraordinary lives of resistance and joy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueer people have always existed. In an era when this basic truth faces undue scrutiny, here is a dazzling work of restorative history that reveals the hard-won lives of those who dared to break the mold in the ‚Äúlong eighteenth-century.‚Äù At once an illuminating romp through the historical archive and an evocative new chapter in our shared history, Dr. Anthony Delaney‚Äôs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer Enlightenments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e uncovers the remarkable queer people of that complex, sometimes paradoxical time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnfolding between 1726 and 1836, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer Enlightenments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a lively journey through the taverns, prisons, and cruising grounds of a bygone era and into the lives of aristocrats, tradesmen, and sex workers who pursued self-expression and freedom no matter the risk. In London, Mother Clap‚Äôs famous Holborn coffee house is open to all comers, a place of companionship and community, until a tip-off leads to a midnight raid. At the court of King George, a silver-tongued noblewoman remarked of one of Queen Caroline‚Äôs confidants, ‚ÄúThe world consists of men, women, and Herveys.‚Äù And in New York, a Black sex worker endures a degrading trial that labels her the ‚ÄúMan-Monster‚Äù‚Äîbut between the lines of its transcripts can be found traces of her life, one of acceptance, defiance, and indomitable spirit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeopled with female husbands, midnight elopements, and one unforgettable soldier\/diplomat\/spy of ambiguous gender, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer Enlightenments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e delves into the archives and emerges with new discoveries and a fresh view of the people who challenged society‚Äôs expectations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Monthly Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521207832861,"sku":"9780802165961","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780802165961.jpg?v=1761145690","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/queer-enlightenments-a-hidden-history-of-lovers-lawbreakers-and-homemakers","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}