Colonialism and Homosexuality

Robert Aldrich teaches European and colonial history at the University of Sydney. He is the author of The Seduction of the Mediterranean (1993) and coeditor of Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History and Who's Who in ContemporaryGay and Lesbian History (both published in 2001).

• Part 1 Colonials and homosexuality; Chapter 1 The sex life of explorers; Chapter 2 Captains of empire; Chapter 3 The company of men; Chapter 4 Writers' lives and letters; Chapter 5 Artists and homoerotic ‘Orientalism’; Chapter 6 Scandals and tragedies; Part 2 Sites of colonial homosexuality; Chapter 7 Sex in settler societies; Chapter 8 Sex in the South Seas; Chapter 9 The British (and others) in South Asia; Chapter 10 Forster, Masood, Mohammed and the maharajah; Chapter 11 The French in North Africa; Part 3 The end of empire; Chapter 12 Anti-colonialism and homosexuality; Epilogue; Conclusion;

'Aldrich writes in an accessible and engaging style and provides a wide-ranging and interesting study ... this rich study is a worthwhile contribution to the growing literature on sexuality, gender and imperialism.' - History