Altman, Dennis 1943-

AIDS in the mind of America by Dennis Altman( Book )

15 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and held by 1,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the history of the epidemic and examines its social, political, and psychological impact on society

Homosexual; oppression and liberation by Dennis Altman( Book )

44 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,060 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The groundbreaking modern classic that forged a new language of homosexual politics. When Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation was first published in 1971, Martin Duberman, writing in the New York Review of Books, hailed it as 'the only work that bears comparison, in terms of sustained analysis and theoretical complexity, with the best to appear from Women's Liberation'. Time commented, 'among the whole tumble of homosexuals who have 'come out of the closet', perhaps best amoung these accounts is this book by Dennis Altman.' Long out of print, Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation stands as an early work in the gay liberation movement that recognised the divisions within that movement as a form of healthy diversity, trying to explain each position and abstaining from accusations. Altman draws on the writings of the emergent movement and of such figures as James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg, Christopher Isherwood, Herbert Marcuse, and Kate Millett. His objective is to propose ways we can create a common community and a progressive movement out of our shared sexuality and experience of a heterosexist society; a concern still central today

Global sex by Dennis Altman( Book )

26 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Global Sex is the first major work to take the issues of globalization and sexuality head on. Dennis Altman looks at how pleasures of the body are framed, shaped, commercialized, and even commodified in our new global economy, exploring the impact of globalization on gender relations, political power, public health, migration, and the ways in which we imagine our own sense of self and place. Ranging from U.N. debates over abortion, to the advent of cybersex, to the rapid spread of AIDS in Africa, to the sex scandals that rocked both Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and President Bill Clinton, Global Sex sheds new light on how the personal and the political are now, more than ever, indistinguishable."--Jacket

The homosexualization of America : the Americanization of the homosexual by Dennis Altman( Book )

15 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and held by 979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gore Vidal's America by Dennis Altman( Book )

7 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gore Vidal's America examines the ways in which Vidal's writings on history, politics, sex and religion throw into focus our understandings of the United States, but also recognizes his versatility and inventiveness as a creative writer, some of whose novels - Julian; Myra Breckinridge; Lincoln; Duluth - are among the important literary works of their time. Ranging from Vidal's early defence of homosexuality in The City and the Pillar (1948) to his most recent writings on the war in Iraq, this book provides a unique perspective on the evolution of post-World War II American society, politics and literature."--Jacket

Queer wars : the new global polarization over gay rights by Dennis Altman( Book )

11 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The claim that LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) 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 neocolonial interference and moral corruption. Queer Wars explores the growing international polarisation over sexual rights, and the creative responses this is prompting among social movements and activists, some of whom face murder, imprisonment or rape because of their perceived sexuality or gender expression. Drawing on international relations, anthropology, cultural studies and the burgeoning literature of the global LGBT movement, this book asks why homosexuality has become so vexed an issue between and within nations, and how we can best advocate for change. It argues that western activists must listen carefully and support local movements, rather than trumpet a universal gay rights agenda that risks endangering those it seeks to empower. -- Provided by publisher

Power and community : organizational and cultural responses to AIDS by Dennis Altman( Book )

25 editions published between 1994 and 2013 in English and Portuguese and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book provides a global overview of the role of the community sector, examining in detail the origins and activities of community organizations worldwide

Coming out in the seventies : selections from the first edition by Dennis Altman( Book )

8 editions published between 1979 and 1981 in English and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

AIDS and the new puritanism by Dennis Altman( Book )

15 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dennis Altman's personal and political account begins with the AIDS panic in the USA. Then looks at the construction of a 'plague', the exploitative media coverage, the ambiguous response of the medical profession and the mobilizing of the gay community. An assessment of the international dimension of the disease ends this moving book

The end of the homosexual? by Dennis Altman( Book )

6 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In The End of the Homosexual? part memoir/part politicss; Dennis Altman connects what has happened within the changing queer world over the past forty years to larger social, political and cultural trends. This is a case study of both local and global change, yet one told from personal experience. Written engagingly, this timely new book explores the idea that major changes in the understanding of sexual and gender diversity reflect larger social and cultural shifts. For example, the internet has changed patterns of sexual behaviour as widely as did the contraceptive pill forty years ago. In both cases the changes were neither foreseen nor intended, and in both cases the impact of new technologies partly depended on political and ideological controls. Homosexuality has become a faultline for debates about western influence, and human rights. In this riveting and personally revealing work, Altman reflects on decades of cultural and political change and considers the future of sexuality: is this the end of the homosexual that gay liberationists predicted forty years ago?