| Hard to Imagine: Gay Male Eroticism in Photography and Film from Their Beginnings to Stonewall | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas Waugh
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $57.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 0
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 488
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 0231099983
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.928
EAN: 9780231099981
ASIN: 0231099983
Publication Date: April 15, 1996
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Amazon.com Review
The history of gay male erotic images is largely undocumented. Even when the material has been available, "good taste" and "common decency"--those concepts used to stop all talk about sex--have prevented their display. Thomas Waugh's full-length, profusely illustrated study is a breakthrough book that has information and analysis enough for three books. Thoughtful, smart, and well-written, Hard to Imagine uncovers a visual history of gay male eroticism that few know. It chronicles the complicated history of homosexual desire and how it has been depicted and repressed.
Product Description
Spanning more than a century of photography and film, Hard to Imagine is the first visual chronicle of the evolution of gay male image culture, from the canonical works of "art" photography and cinema to the private and often highly explicit productions of amateurs.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Amazing Book July 9, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book collects the amazing research the author has done on physique photography, magazines and gay porn of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. It is great stuff, presented with a smart and detailed analysis. The only downside is the format, a weird and pricey mix of scholarly tome and coffeetable book. With the boom in "visual culture" and gay studies, it's a pity Cambridge has never brought this out in paper: it would be a surefire hit.
 WOW April 4, 1998
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
This is truly a great book..especially for vintage gay porn buffs... Its written and produces with an college text book feel.... which on one hand.. is good.. gives it a lot of depth.. and smarts.. but..with the $75 price tag.. i was a bit dissapointed..was hoping for some really great quality photos.. while the photo's quality arent bad at all. quite clear and sharp. was hoping for something along the lines of art book quality... so ifyou looking for an art coffee table book.. this really isnt one.. but if you r looking for indepth analysis (still with loads of pictures) of early gay porn.. then this is for U!!!!!!!
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