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The Stonewall Riots by Marc Stein is fantastic in its scope, covering three years prior to the riots and three years post via 200+ sources.

Stein’s ability to contextualise movements and analyse the intersections of them is excellent, and he doesn’t shy away from highlighting the frictions and ignorance present within various LGBT+ communities.

Personally, I think this text itself should be an add-on to your reading rather than the focal point of your reading on the riots as Stein doesn’t spell everything out for you. Heading in with some basic knowledge of both the riots, and history of this period will allow you to better grasp and understand the activities and movements.

The Stonewall Riots is a very informative and interesting book that would improve any reference collection. The depth of coverage, from3 years before, during, and 3 years after the riots is impressive. I learned many things I did not know while reading this book and interested readers can learn a good amount of LGBT history here as well. The coverage is mostly from LGBT newspapers, with very little coverage of mainstream papers. I felt like more mainstream coverage should have been included but the author points out that the mainstream coverage is easier to find. This is true enough, but I really felt like some mainstream stories should have been included to show the whole picture. Without those stories, you get a biased view and it could lead to misunderstandings. One reading this might not realize how anti-gay mainstream publications were at the time. There is some reference to that fact, but again, I think to see those stories juxtaposed with stories from LGBT publications would have given a more rounded picture of the times and the environment. Overall though, I think it can be of great use as a starting point for research perhaps. Especially since many of the stories included are not provided in full, follow-up research will need to be done.

This should be considered a leading text on this a subject, a broad and compelling look at the birth of the LGBT political movement.

This should be required reading. I feel like I learned so much about from this book. I will definitely come back to it as there was so much to absorb.

This book took me through the history of the Stonewall Riots and gave me a new outlook and appreciation for New York City and the people who fought fearlessly for their right to love and be loved

The great thing about this book is that it has sources pre, post and during Stonewall.

I would recommend this as a companion text. I wouldn't say it something that you can go to without at least an understanding of what the Stonewall Riots were. I would encourage anyone with an interest in history, LGBTQ+ or otherwise to get their hands on a copy. It would be a great addition to the bookshelf of anyone studying sociology, politics or anyone who is an equality activist.

Stein's book, The Stonewall Riots is a deep dive into primary and secondary sources on the Riots, the lead up to them, and the aftermath. It's a rigorous overview, and Stein is aware that his sources aren't certainties, they're a collection of historical documents that can lead to historical interpretations. It's how history should be approached - knowing that the past cannot be exactly and completely reconstructed because there are so many facets of experiences and impacts that any event or series of events can have. I suspect this will become a classic book for LGBT studies going forwards - it doesn't shy away from the important aspects of discussing race, class, and culture.

The Stonewall Riots is something that everyone should know about. It does not matter if you identify as straight, it is an important piece of history that must be remembered. Equally important is celebrating those who carved the way for future LGBTQ+ people. Life isn't perfect but hopefully things will continue to progress in a positive way. Stein documents the event in a powerful and evocative way. A wonderful book.

A really good book. A history of the Stonewall riots as told through a wide variety of publications from that period. Mainstream and alternative publications are included. It was interesting to see the slightly different interpretations of the events, varying by the different viewpoints of the reporters and those interviewed. It is nice to have all the recorded historical information in one place.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Stonewall Riots is a interesting and informative book. Marc Stein has done a lot of research and has written a good book.

This was a very enlightening, eye-opening read. This is the first time I’ve read a book like this where the reader has access to such a wealth of information from original documents. It’s really great to be able to read source documents yourself and form your own conclusions. It was very fascinating and at times quite shocking material, especially the instances of police brutality and corruption. The eye-witness accounts give us a unique glimpse into the way people thought and lived back then.

I would recommend you read this in addition to other works about the Stonewall Riots, because a more profound prior knowledge will help the reader in placing all the documents and points of view that you come across in this book.

So much has been written about Stonewall and its place in the history of LGBT rights that one would think what more do we need to know. Mark Stein's work gives you the "more" you need. He has chosen 200 primary resources documenting gay bars, activists and political protests before Stonewall, the Stonewall Riots, and after Stonewall up to 1973. None of the sources are the definitive, but are sources that allow one to come to one's own conclusions. The introduction to these works is valuable in itself. He outlines the problems of examining these primary sources, and provides a listing of some secondary sources he believes are valuable.

The Stonewall Riot: A Documentary History
by Marc Stein
2019
NYU Press
5.0 / 5.0

June 28,1969. A gay bar in Greenwich Village, NY, Stonewall Inn, was raided by the NYPD, claiming they did not have a liquor license, and used this as an opportunity to exercise their own prejudices and bigoted beliefs towards gay people. This started a riot.
This is a comprehensive and engaging resource of an important and pivotal event and the influence those actions have had since then. These 200 documents, taken from magazines, newspapers, media and gay guides and first-person accounts, share the deep emotions and interpretations of the Stonewall Riot.
Nearing itś 50th Anniversary, this is a timely, engaging and comprehensive resource. LGBTQ and its supporters will love this!! I did.
Thanks to NYU Press and Marc Stein for sharing this e-book ARC for review.
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A really important and interesting book, this is a comprehensive historic book with detailed transcripts of the events leading up to and around the Stonewall Riots. It is an essential reminder of how important Pride is and why we can never become complacent. The author has clearly done extensive research and many original documents are included although that is hard to read because of the formatting. In fact that is my only quibble is that it is really hard to read on kindle, I'm not sure if that is just the review copy that I received from Net Galley or if it is something that needs fixing before the book goes on sale.

This is an exhaustive look at what happened before Stonewall, during that time and afterward, through the eyes of the police, politicians, citizens, columnists and even the clergy. The bulk of this book is in the form of columns from "Mattachine", "The Ladder" and from the newspapers of the day, statements from police and citizens.

It's easy to overlook the activists, columnists and the everyday customers of bars and restaurants who resisted daily, when so much attention is focused on The Stonewall, but these regular citizens were the ones who came before the rioters at Stonewall. They are the ones who paved the way for Stonewall and they're the ones who started the resistance so that bars could stop paying the police and the Mafia for "protection", so they wouldn't be raided as often.

This book looks at white v. black homosexuals, males v. females, lesbian invisibility, bars, businesses, demands of the community to the straight world, religion, anti-discrimination laws and how they changed over the years, psychology and psychiatry, the military and really every possible walk of life during the struggle for equality and inclusion.

The book is divided into basically three parts: before Stonewall, during Stonewall and after Stonewall.

No detail is left out and the understanding of these decades is the purpose and the result of this book. Excellent for those who want to know to whole story and for scholars of this time in history.