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Sexual Treason in Germany During the First World War
Lisa Todd
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Description for Sexual Treason in Germany During the First World War
Hardback. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book is the first comprehensive study of sexual lives in Germany and occupied Europe during the First World War. Reconsidering sex in war brings to life a whole cast of characters too often left out of the historical narrative: widowed women who worked as prostitutes, fresh-faced recruits who experienced the war in a VD hospital, eugenicists who conflated sex and national decline, soldiers’ wives ostracized by neighbourhood rumour mills. By considering the confluence of public discourse, state policy, and everyday life, Lisa M. Todd adds to the growing body of knowledge on war and society in the twentieth century. ... Read more
This book is the first comprehensive study of sexual lives in Germany and occupied Europe during the First World War. Reconsidering sex in war brings to life a whole cast of characters too often left out of the historical narrative: widowed women who worked as prostitutes, fresh-faced recruits who experienced the war in a VD hospital, eugenicists who conflated sex and national decline, soldiers’ wives ostracized by neighbourhood rumour mills. By considering the confluence of public discourse, state policy, and everyday life, Lisa M. Todd adds to the growing body of knowledge on war and society in the twentieth century. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Genders and Sexualities in History
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319515137
SKU
V9783319515137
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Ref
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About Lisa Todd
Lisa M. Todd is Associate Professor of History at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, where she teaches the history of modern Germany, war, genocide, gender, and sexuality. She is also director of the Network for the Study of Civilians, Soldiers and Society at the Milton F. Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society.
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