States of Liberation
Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany
by Samuel Clowes Huneke
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Pub Date Mar 22 2022 | Archive Date Feb 28 2022
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Description
From the violent aftermath of the Second World War to the thundering nightclubs of present-day Berlin, States of Liberation by Samuel Clowes Huneke vividly captures the winding paths of gay men in East and West Germany.
Following a captivating cast of characters, from gay spies and Nazi scientists to queer politicians and secret police bureaucrats, Huneke brings to life the remarkable story of how the two German states persecuted gay men. States of Liberation also chronicles Germany's steps to change public minds and hearts. Over the course of decades, gay men won new rights and created new opportunities for themselves in the heart of Cold War Europe.
Relying on untapped archives in Germany and the United States as well as oral histories with witnesses and survivors, Huneke reveals that communist East Germany was in many ways far more progressive on queer issues than democratic West Germany.
Samuel Clowes Huneke is an assistant professor of history at George Mason University.
Advance Praise
“By carefully examining the lives of gay men in the postwar era, Samuel Clowes Huneke’s gracefully written and deeply researched book provides new insights into the differences – and similarities – in West and East German states and society.”
James J. Sheehan, Dickason Professor of Humanities Emeritus, Stanford University
“Samuel Clowes Huneke’s highly anticipated and superb book disturbs complacent Cold War-era assumptions about liberal democracy’s ‘natural’ inclination toward expanding rights and state socialism’s alleged failures.”
Monica Black, Professor of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
“Samuel Clowes Huneke brilliantly excavates the half-forgotten story of gay activism on both sides of the Iron Curtain, with startling results for those who assume only capitalist democracy can cradle our futures.”
Dan Healey, Professor of Modern Russian History, University of Oxford
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781487542146 |
| PRICE | CA$38.95 (CAD) |
