Sexuality in Modern German History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350010079)

Sexuality in Modern German History 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, church leaders, reform 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, behaviours, bodies and practices, from norms of heterosexual, marital, reproductive sex to ideas around the policing and categorisation of 'unnatural' or 'deviant' bodies and practices.

Covering a range of crucial themes, including birth control, prostitution, queer and trans rights and heterosexual intimacy, this important text comes with 30 illustrations and a wealth of primary source extracts and secondary literature, helpfully integrated 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.

Author: Katie Sutton
ISBN-10: 1350010073
ISBN-13: 9781350010079
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2023
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d