{"product_id":"queer-wars-hardback-9780745698687","title":"Queer Wars (Hardback) 9780745698687","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQueer Wars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDennis Altman (Author), Jonathan Symons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745698687, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 January 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.277 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eQueer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is broad in its scope, engaging in its material, thorough in its conception, and passionate in its argument on how advocacy should build a consensus that protects sexual minorities globally from violence and discrimination. A book for strategists, activists, academics and international workers alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdwin Cameron, Constitutional Court of South Africa\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The global struggle for sexual and gender minority rights is one of the most critical and contested human rights movements of our time. As queer communities mobilize, and the coming generation of young people worldwide express greater tolerance, acceptance and calls for freedom, the pushback has been intense. Altman and Symons have done us all an invaluable service in unpacking the complex politics around LGBT rights, demands, cultures and contexts. \u003ci\u003eQueer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all engaged in pressing for more just, open and diverse societies.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Beyrer, Johns Hopkins University and President of the International AIDS Society \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Dennis Altman�s and Jonathan Symons� work \u003ci\u003eQueer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and accessible intervention on the global state of play for queer rights.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Australian Institute of International Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe claim that �LGBT rights are human rights� encounters fierce opposition in many parts of the world, as governments and religious leaders have used resistance to �LGBT rights� to cast themselves as defenders of traditional values against neo-colonial interference and western decadence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQueer Wars\u003c\/i\u003e explores the growing international polarization over sexual rights, and the creative responses from  social movements and activists, some of whom face murder, imprisonment or rape because of their perceived sexuality or gender expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book asks why sexuality and gender identity have become so vexed an issue between and within nations, and how we can best advocate for change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Queer Wars: How should we respond to global polarization over gay rights?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Setting the Agenda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Emergence of a Global Movement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Queer Rights as Human Rights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Conservative Backlash\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: International Polarization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: What is to be done?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407344005400,"sku":"9780745698687","price":37.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745698687.jpg?v=1784163924","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/queer-wars-hardback-9780745698687","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}