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Laurie Marhoefer - Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis - 9781442626577 - V9781442626577
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Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis

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Description for Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis Paperback. Sex and the Weimar Republic shows how, in Weimar Germany, the citizen's right to sexual freedom came with a duty to keep sexuality private, non-commercial, and respectable. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSK; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Liberated, licentious, or merely liberal, the sexual freedoms of Germany's Weimar Republic have become legendary. The home of the world's first gay rights movement, the republic embodied a progressive, secular vision of sexual liberation. Immortalized - however misleadingly - in Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories and the musical Cabaret, Weimar's freedoms have become a touchstone for the politics of sexual emancipation. Yet, as Laurie Marhoefer shows in Sex and Weimar Republic, those sexual freedoms were only obtained at the expense of a minority who were deemed sexually disordered. In Weimar Germany, the citizen's right to sexual freedom came with a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
German & European Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442626577
SKU
V9781442626577
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About Laurie Marhoefer
Laurie Marhoefer is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Syracuse University.

Reviews for Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis
'This is a clear, beautifully written, and - unlike many North American books on German history - superbly edited book (German phrases, concepts, and names are error-free)...This valuable contribution should put to rest the long-lasting thesis that sexuality was responsible for the decadence of the first German republic.'
Norman Domeier H-Soz-Kult April 2016 'In her highly original and wide-ranging ... Read more

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