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The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany: A Social History, 1890-1930
Michael Hau
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Paperback. Examining the life reform movements of early 20th century Germans, and the obsession with perfect health and beauty, Micahel Hau demonstrates why so many people were drawn to aesthetic ideals and their impact on German society and medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
From the 1890s to the 1930s, a growing number of Germans began to scrutinize and discipline their bodies in a utopian search for perfect health and beauty. Some became vegetarians, nudists or bodybuilders, while others turned to alternative medicine or eugenics. In "The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany", Michael Hau demonstrates why so many men and women were drawn to these life reform movements and examines their tremendous impact on German society and medicine. Hau argues that the obsessions with personal health and fitness was often rooted in anxieties over professional and economic success, as well as fears ... Read more
From the 1890s to the 1930s, a growing number of Germans began to scrutinize and discipline their bodies in a utopian search for perfect health and beauty. Some became vegetarians, nudists or bodybuilders, while others turned to alternative medicine or eugenics. In "The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany", Michael Hau demonstrates why so many men and women were drawn to these life reform movements and examines their tremendous impact on German society and medicine. Hau argues that the obsessions with personal health and fitness was often rooted in anxieties over professional and economic success, as well as fears ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226319766
SKU
V9780226319766
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