Homosexuality and Manliness in Postwar Japan
- ISBN-10
- 0415421861
- ISBN-13
- 9780415421867
- Category
- Gay men
- Pages
- 261
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Jonathan D. Mackintosh
Description
This book examines the history of the relationship between male homosexuality and conceptions of manliness in postwar Japan. It provides a detailed account of the formative years of the homo magazine genre in the 1970s, and explores its evolution in subsequent years, analyzing key issues including homophobia; gay liberation; male-male sex, love and friendship; the masculine body; and manly identity.
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