{"title":"Tom Hulme","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom Hulme’s work delves into the complexities of history with a sharp focus on military and social narratives. His writing offers insightful perspectives on significant historical events and the people shaped by them, blending detail with a compelling narrative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly researched stories that explore themes of identity, conflict, and resilience. Hulme’s books illuminate the human experiences behind historical facts, making history both accessible and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"belfastmen-by-tom-hulme-9781501786440","title":"Belfastmen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelfastmen\u003c\/em\u003e reconstructs the everyday experiences of queer men in a region infamous for its recent history of intolerance, violence, and religious homophobia to show how queer lives before the gay rights movement were not only possible but also rich, exciting, and fulfilling. Irish churches and governmental authorities found the topic of sex between men unmentionable and imagined such vice as a problem only found in decadent and degenerate societies abroad. \u003cem\u003eBelfastmen\u003c\/em\u003e shows how this tacit ignorance and public silence paradoxically enabled male queerness to flourish with only rare exposure, condemnation, or regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTom Hulme traces the intimate lives of men across time, space, and self-understanding: their meeting places, their sexual and romantic relationships, the scientific and social models of desire they used to define themselves, and the responses to them from families, neighbourhoods, and the law. From Belfast's industrial boom in the late nineteenth century to the social transformations accompanying WWII, \u003cem\u003eBelfastmen\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how homosexuality finally emerged as a recognised social problem in the 1950s. Only then did Northern Ireland start to transform into the expressively homophobic society of the more recent past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933893509356,"sku":"9781501786440","price":443.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501786440-belfastmen.jpg?v=1783881956"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/tom-hulme.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}