REVIEW SYMPOSIUM - CHAUNCEY,GEORGE GAY NEW-YORK

Gay New York is an historical analysis of urban culture and the making of the Gay Male World between 1890 and 1940. As a study of urban soci al history this is an important work for urban geographers. Three geog raphers review the text from somewhat different geographical perspecti ves. Elder focuses on the scale of Chauncey's work. Knopp examines Cha uncey's links between class, gender, and space. Brown employs the conc epts of metaphor and metonym to argue that Gay New York is a 'closet g eography'.