European University Institute Library

Sexuality in modern Germany history, Katie Sutton

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Sexuality in modern Germany history

electronic resource

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1290324332

Katie Sutton

Bloomsbury eBooks.Bloomsbury history of modern Germany series

"A History of Sexuality in Modern Germany offers both a detailed survey of this key subject and a new intervention in the history of sexuality in modern Germany. It investigates the diverse and often contradictory ways in which individuals, activists, doctors, politicians, artists, social movements and cultural commentators have defined 'normal' or 'natural' sexuality in Germany over the past two centuries. Katie Sutton explores how these definitions have been used to shape identities, behaviors, bodies and practices, particularly around norms of heterosexual, marital, reproductive sex. At the same time, she examines how such ideas enabled the policing of 'unnatural' or 'deviant' bodies and practices. Covering a range of crucial themes, including birth control, prostitution, homosexual rights and heterosexual intimacy, this important text comes with 30 illustrations, a useful glossary and interesting biographical vignettes which help to illuminate the narrative. Primary source extracts and a wealth of secondary literature are also helpfully integrated into the book to enable further insight and analysis. This is a vital volume for all students and scholars with an interested in modern Germany or the history of sexuality in modern Europe"--, Provided by publisher

List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. Enlightening Intimacy: 1800-1871 -- 2. Modernity and Nationhood: 1871-1918 -- 3. Violence, Liberation and Politics: 1918-1933 -- 4. Sex in the Third Reich: 1933-1945 -- 5. Domesticating Sexuality? Sex in a Divided Germany:1945-1989 -- 6. Political Transitions, Intimate Transformations: Sex in the Post-Wall Era -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index