The Dividends of Dissent

Download or read book The Dividends of Dissent written by Amin Ghaziani and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptive, historical and sociological analysis of four major lesbian and gay demonstrations in Washington between 1979 and 2000 and their organization. Ghaziani puts these demonstrations into their cultural context, chronicling gay and lesbian life at the time and the political currents that prompted the protests. He describes each march in detail, focusing on the role that internal dissent played in its organization.