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Robert Aldrich (1)

Author of Gay Life & Culture: A World History

For other authors named Robert Aldrich, see the disambiguation page.

22 Works 808 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

Robert Aldrich teaches European and colonial history at the University of Sydney.

Image credit: University of Sydney

Works by Robert Aldrich

Gay Life & Culture: A World History (2006) — Editor — 235 copies

Who's who in gay and lesbian history : from antiquity to World War II (2001) — Editor — 105 copies

Who's who in contemporary gay and lesbian history : from World War II to the present day (2001) — Editor — 92 copies

Colonialism and Homosexuality (2002) 73 copies

The Seduction of the Mediterranean: Writing, Art and Homosexual Fantasy (1993) 66 copies

Gay Lives (2012) 65 copies

The Age of Empires (2007) 50 copies

Gay Life Stories (2012) 36 copies

Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion (European Studies) (1996) 24 copies

The Last Colonies (1998) 10 copies

The Routledge History of Western Empires (Routledge Histories) (2013) — Editor — 9 copies

Banished potentates : dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955 (2017) 9 copies

Crowns and colonies : European monarchies and overseas empires (2016) 7 copies

Cultural encounters and homoeroticism in Sri Lanka : sex and serendipity (2014) 5 copies

Royals on tour: Politics, pageantry and colonialism (Studies in Imperialism MUP) (2018) 4 copies

Gay perspectives II : more essays in Australian gay culture (1994) 4 copies

Vestiges of the colonial empire in France : monuments, museums, and colonial memories (2004) 3 copies

France's Overseas Frontier: Les Départements et territoires d'outre-mer (1992) 3 copies

Ein Platz an der Sonne: Die Geschichte der Kolonialreiche (2008) 3 copies

France and the South Pacific since 1940 (1993) 2 copies

Studies in Australian culture (1998) 2 copies

Monarchies and decolonisation in Asia (2020) 1 copy

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Africa (6) art (17) biography (32) colonialism (14) cultural history (10) cultural studies (6) culture (11) ebook (7) European History (6) France (9) gay (41) gay culture (10) gay history (24) gay men (11) gay studies (8) gays (6) gender (6) gender studies (8) glbt (6) goodreads (6) history (117) history of homosexuality (7) homosexuality (31) imperialism (10) lesbian (14) lesbians (11) lgbt (26) LGBT history (8) lgbt-nonfiction (6) LGBTQ (14) LGBTQ history (7) literature (9) new (10) non-fiction (46) queer (11) reference (22) sexuality (25) social history (11) to-read (24) US (6)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Aldrich, Robert Joseph
Birthdate: 1954-07-28
Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education: Emory University (BA)
Brandeis University (PhD)
Organizations: University of Sydney

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Reviews

Colonialism and Homosexuality by Robert Aldrich

This was assigned reading for a history class. To me, it seemed more like a tabloid paper than an actual history book. It made a great many assumptions about the sexual orientation of historical figures on very sketchy information.

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maggiemay1992 | Oct 30, 2014 |

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Awards

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ALA Over the Rainbow Book List

Gay Lives (Selection – Memoir/Biography – 2013)

Longman - History Today Picture Research Prize

Gay Life Stories (Shortlist – 2013)

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Works: 22
Members: 808
Popularity: #31,571
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 187
Languages: 10

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