{"product_id":"drag-jacob-bloomfield-9780520409651","title":"Drag: A British History Volume 23","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A must-read for anyone interested in the history of drag performance.\"--​\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich and provocative history of drag's importance in modern British culture. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrag: A British History\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking study of the sustained popularity and changing forms of male drag performance in modern Britain. With this book, Jacob Bloomfield provides fresh perspectives on drag and recovers previously neglected episodes in the history of the art form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite its transgressive associations, drag has persisted as an intrinsic, and common, part of British popular culture--drag artists have consistently asserted themselves as some of the most renowned and significant entertainers of their day. As Bloomfield demonstrates, drag was also at the center of public discussions around gender and sexuality in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from Victorian sex scandals to the \"permissive society\" of the 1960s. This compelling new history demythologizes drag, stressing its ordinariness while affirming its important place in British cultural heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob Bloomfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520409655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520409651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Jacob Bloomfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140931113215,"sku":"9780520409651","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a94cf84-d8fd-4c1f-bbe9-74d6b3bfa422.jpg?v=1726597444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drag-jacob-bloomfield-9780520409651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}