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Bachelors of a different sort

Bachelors of a different sort

Bachelors of a Different Sort

John Potvin

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Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de edición:
2015
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Historia social y cultural
ISBN:
9781784991098
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Carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957

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