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SamuelKoteliansky1880x131955edthepogromsofRussiain1911andestablishedhimselfasafriendofmanyofBritainx19sliteratiandintellectualswhowerefascinatedbyhishomelandx19smorecivilizedsidetheBalletsRussesTolstoyDostoevskyandChekhov.KotashewasknownsoonbecameanindispensableguidetoRussiancultureforEnglandx19sleadingwritersartistsandintellectualswhointurnhelpedintroduceBritishaudiencestoRussianworks.ARussianJewofBloomsburylooksattheremarkablelifeandinuencethatanoutsiderhadonthetightlyknitcircleofBritainx19sculturalelite.AmongKotelianskyx19sfriendswereKatherineManseldLeonardandVirginiaWoolfx13forwhoseHogarthPresshetranslatedmanyRussianclassicsx13MarkGertlerLadyOttolineMorrellH.G.WellsandDilysPowell.ButitwashiscloseandturbulentfriendshipwithD.H.LawrencewithwhomhehadcopiouscorrespondencethatprovedtobeKotelianskyx19slastinglegacy.InalivelyandvibrantnarrativeGalyaDimentshowshowdespiteKotx19sdeterminationhecouldnevershakeoffthedarkaspectsofhispastorovercomethestreakofanti-SemitismthatranthroughBritishsocietyandcouldbefoundinmanyofhisfamousliteraryfriends.AstirringaccountoftheearlytwentiethcenturyJewishmigrlifeandEnglishandRussianlettersARussianJewofBloomsburycastsnewlightx13andshadowsx13onthegiantsofEnglishmodernism.x1cGalyaDimenthasdoneitagainThisisafascinatingreadforloversofliteratureculturehistoryandpersonality.x1dBrianBoydauthorofVladimirNabokovandOntheOriginofStoriesEvolutionCognitionandFictionGalyaDimentischairandprofessorofSlavicLanguagesandLiteraturesattheUniversityofWashingtonSeattle.InthetapestryofglobalqueerculturesAfricahaslongbeenneglectedorstereotyped.InHungochaniMarcEpprechtseekstochangetheselimitedviewsbytracingSouthernAfricax19shistoryandtraditionsofhomosexualitymoderngayandlesbianidentitiesandthevibrantgayrightsmovementthathasemergedsincethe1980s.EpprechtexploresthediversewaysAfricanculturestraditionallyexplainedsame-sexsexualityandfollowstheemergenceofnewformsofgenderidentityandsexualitythatevolvedwiththeintroductionofcapitalismcolonialruleandChristianeducation.Usingoraltestimonymemoirsliteraturecriminalcourtrecordsandearlygovernmentenquiriesfromtheeighteenthcenturytothepresenthetracesthecomplexoriginsofhomophobia.Bybringingforthawealthofevidenceaboutonce-hiddensexualbehaviourEpprechtcontributestothehonestopendiscussionthatisurgentlyneededinthebattleagainsthivaids.Homosexualityx13orhungochaniasitisknowninZimbabwex13hasbeendenouncedbymanypoliticiansandchurchleadersasanexampleofhowWesterndecadencehascorruptedAfricantraditions.Howeveraboldnewgayrightsmovementhasemergedinseveralofthecountriesoftheregionsincethe1980sofferinganexcitingnewdimensioninthebroadstruggleforhumanrightsanddemocracyunfoldingonthecontinent.InanewprefacetothiseditionEpprechtconsiderstherecentadvancesofequalityonthecontinentsuchasthelegalizationofsame-sexmarriageinSouthAfricaaswellasdiscriminatorysetbackssuchasUgandax19santi-homosexualitylegislation.MarcEpprechtisaprofessorintheDepartmentofGlobalDevelopmentStudiesatQueenx19sUniversity.17MQUPSPRING2013SPECIFICATIONSApril2013978-0-7735-4176-434.95TCDN29.95TUS19.99paper6x9.25456pp55bwphotosSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSApril2013978-0-7735-4171-932.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper6x9360pp10bwphotosSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableAFRICANSTUDIESGENDERSTUDIESBIOGRAPHYJEWISHSTUDIESnewinpaperARussianJewofBloomsburyTheLifeandTimesofSamuelKotelianskygalyadimentx1cInDimentx19slivelyperceptiveandsympatheticbutobjectivebiographyKotstepsoutoftheshadowsandtakescenterstage.x1dBookliststarredreviewHungochaniTheHistoryofaDissidentSexualityinSouthernAfricaSecondEditionmarcepprechtx1cThisisanimportantpath-breakingbookEpprechthaswrittenanaccessiblemonographthatpresentsthe-rstaccountofsame-sexpracticesandtheirmeaningsinsouthernAfrica.x1dTheJournaloftheHistoryofSexuality