| Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Carpenter, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409936376 ISBN-13: 9781409936374 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 6" W x 9" (0.18 lbs) 48 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) was an English socialist poet, an anthologist, and an early homosexual activist. He joined the Church of England as a curate and was influenced by the Christian Socialist movement. He travelled to Ceylon and India in 1890 and studied eastern religions. He developed a kind of "mystic socialism" which produced campaigns against air pollution and vivisection, promoted vegetarianism and "rational dress". In the 1890s, Carpenter began a campaign against sexual orientation discrimination. His 1908 book The Intermediate Sex, would become a foundational text of the LGBT movements of the 20th century. His groundbreaking 1908 anthology of poems, Lolaus: Anthology of Friendship was a huge underground success, leading to a more advanced knowledge of homoerotic culture. |