Robert Aldrich (historian)

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Robert Aldrich (born July 28, 1954 ) is an Australian historian , author and professor at the University of Sydney .

Life

After finishing school, Aldrich studied history . At Emory University succeeded to the Bachelor and the Brandeis University he reached the MA and PhD . As a historian, Aldrich got a job as a professor at the University of Sydney .

In the book, direct and Anders - A Global History of homosexuality Aldrich draws in fourteen colorful illustrated chapters, the renowned researchers from Europe and the United States contributed a global history of homosexuality .

Works (selection)

  • The French Presence in the South Pacific, 1842-1940 , 1990
  • France's Overseas Frontier: Départements et Territoires d'Outre-Mer , (together with John Connell), 1992
  • France and the South Pacific since 1940 , 1993
  • The Seduction of the Mediterranean: Writing, Art and Homosexual Fantasy , 1993
  • Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion , 1996
  • The Last Colonies , 1998
  • Who's Who in gay and lesbian history , 2001 (together with Garry Wotherspoon )
  • Colonialism and Homosexuality , 2003
  • Vestiges of the Colonial Empire in France: Monuments, Museums and Colonial Memories , 2005
  • Gay Life and Culture: A World History , published by Thames & Hudson , 2006 (German translation: Equal and Different - A Global History of Homosexuality , Murmann Verlag , 2007)
  • The Age of Empires , published by Thames & Hudson, 2007
  • Gay Lives , published by Thames & Hudson Ltd., London , 2012 (German translation: Gay Lives - Life Stories , Du Mont Buchverlag , Cologne, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8321-9422-2 .)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ University of Sydney: Robert Aldrich
  2. ↑ Spiegel: The world is gay - so what?
  3. ↑ Time: A kiss is not always a kiss
  4. ^ University of Sydney: Robert Aldrich
  5. ^ Invertito: Review by Herbert Potthoff

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personal data
SURNAME Aldrich, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian historian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1954