Pederasts and others : urban culture and sexual identity in nineteenth century Paris / William A. Peniston.

New York : Harrington Park Press, [2004], ©2004.

xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-250) and index.

The laws -- The police -- The police in the 1870s -- The magistrates -- The doctors -- The subculture -- Sexual behavior -- Social relations -- Geography -- Conclusions -- A decadent aristocrat and a delinquent boy -- Pederasts, prostitutes, and pickpockets -- Love and death in gay Paris -- Summary -- Conclusion