New York hustlers

<p>This important new book which focuses on the 1940s 1950s and 1960s but which looks back to the earlier decades of the century and has a conclusion dealing with the 1970s to 1990s maps the world of those known as 'trade' - ostensibly straight men who would engage in homosexual sex - and hustlers - those who were paid for it. It was a milieu that was central to the sexual histories of several generations of twentieth-century American men and also influenced American literary and visual culture; the 'trade aesthetic' informed the work of a variety of artists filmmakers and writers. This sexual culture though compelling in itself also allows us to explore some key aspects of modern sexual history.<br><br>This pioneering work which draws on a wide range of visual and literary sources including previously unpublished material from the Kinsey archives will appeal to a wide range of readers especially those interested in the histories of sex the city masculinity and American culture.</p>