Sex, freedom, and power in imperial Germany, 1880-1914 /
Dickinson, Edward Ross,
Sex, freedom, and power in imperial Germany, 1880-1914 / Edward Ross Dickinson. - 1 online resource (xi, 340 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-332) and index.
Introduction: sex, politics, and modernity I -- Part I. Moral Reform, 1880-1900: 1. Christian men and morality; 2. 'A Spirit of Insubordination': popular culture, modernism, and morality; 3. The politics of morality, class, and gender; 4. Religion, women, and morality; 5. Isolation and impact -- Part II. Sexual Radicalism, 1900-1914: 6. Social democratic sexual ethics; 7. Homosexual rights; 8. Syphilis and salvation; 9. Sex reform; 10. Religion of love; -- Part III. Conflict, 1908-1914: 11. Men, sex, and science; 12. Confrontations, 1908-1914 -- Conclusion: sex, politics, and modernity II.
"This is a study of the intense, complex, and escalating debate over sexuality and sexual morality that roiled politics in Germany between 1880 and 1914. That debate was grounded in the rapid evolution and growing complexity of German society - the multiplication of cultural groupings, professional associations, and social movements; the emergence of new social groups, social milieus, and professions; the rapid development of the media and commercial entertainments; and so on. All parties involved understood it to be a debate over the most fundamental question of modern political life: how to secure both national power and individual freedom in the context of rapid social and cultural change"--
English.
9781461953609 (electronic bk.) 146195360X (electronic bk.) 9781139629270 (electronic bk.) 1139629271 (electronic bk.) 9781107468795 (e-book) 1107468795 (e-book) (hardback) (hardback) 1107461723 9781107461727 1139893211 9781139893213 1107672732 9781107672734 1107472393 9781107472396 1107465265 9781107465268 1107473381 9781107473386
1871-1918
Sexual ethics--Political aspects--History.--Germany
Sex--Political aspects--History.--Germany
Social change--Political aspects--History.--Germany
Morale sexuelle--Aspect politique--Histoire.--Allemagne
Sexualité--Aspect politique--Histoire.--Allemagne
HISTORY--General.--Europe
HEALTH & FITNESS--Sexuality.
Politics and government.
Sex--Political aspects.
Social change--Political aspects.
Germany--Politics and government--1871-1918.
Allemagne--Politique et gouvernement--1871-1918.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
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176/.4
Sex, freedom, and power in imperial Germany, 1880-1914 / Edward Ross Dickinson. - 1 online resource (xi, 340 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-332) and index.
Introduction: sex, politics, and modernity I -- Part I. Moral Reform, 1880-1900: 1. Christian men and morality; 2. 'A Spirit of Insubordination': popular culture, modernism, and morality; 3. The politics of morality, class, and gender; 4. Religion, women, and morality; 5. Isolation and impact -- Part II. Sexual Radicalism, 1900-1914: 6. Social democratic sexual ethics; 7. Homosexual rights; 8. Syphilis and salvation; 9. Sex reform; 10. Religion of love; -- Part III. Conflict, 1908-1914: 11. Men, sex, and science; 12. Confrontations, 1908-1914 -- Conclusion: sex, politics, and modernity II.
"This is a study of the intense, complex, and escalating debate over sexuality and sexual morality that roiled politics in Germany between 1880 and 1914. That debate was grounded in the rapid evolution and growing complexity of German society - the multiplication of cultural groupings, professional associations, and social movements; the emergence of new social groups, social milieus, and professions; the rapid development of the media and commercial entertainments; and so on. All parties involved understood it to be a debate over the most fundamental question of modern political life: how to secure both national power and individual freedom in the context of rapid social and cultural change"--
English.
9781461953609 (electronic bk.) 146195360X (electronic bk.) 9781139629270 (electronic bk.) 1139629271 (electronic bk.) 9781107468795 (e-book) 1107468795 (e-book) (hardback) (hardback) 1107461723 9781107461727 1139893211 9781139893213 1107672732 9781107672734 1107472393 9781107472396 1107465265 9781107465268 1107473381 9781107473386
1871-1918
Sexual ethics--Political aspects--History.--Germany
Sex--Political aspects--History.--Germany
Social change--Political aspects--History.--Germany
Morale sexuelle--Aspect politique--Histoire.--Allemagne
Sexualité--Aspect politique--Histoire.--Allemagne
HISTORY--General.--Europe
HEALTH & FITNESS--Sexuality.
Politics and government.
Sex--Political aspects.
Social change--Political aspects.
Germany--Politics and government--1871-1918.
Allemagne--Politique et gouvernement--1871-1918.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HQ32 / .D554 2013eb
176/.4