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Sexual Politics and Feminist Science : Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900-1933.

Leng, Kirsten.

Sexual Politics and Feminist Science : Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900-1933. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (392 pages) - Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought Series . - Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought Series .

Sexual Politics and Feminist Science -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Women and Sexology: Knowledge, Possibilities, and Problematic Legacies -- 1. The Emergence of Sexology in Early Twentieth-Century Germany -- 2. As Natural as Eating, Drinking, and Sleeping: Redefining the Female Sex Drive -- 3. Challenging the Limits of Sex: Envisioning New Gendered Subjectivities and Sexualities -- 4. Troubling Normal, Taking on Patriarchy: Criticizing Male (Hetero)Sexuality -- 5. The Erotics of Racial Regeneration: Eugenics, Maternity, and Sexual Agency -- 6. "New Social and Moral Values Will Have to Prevail": Negotiating Crisis and Opportunity in the First World War -- 7. Fluid Gender, Rigid Sexuality: Constrained Potential in the Postwar Period -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Brief Biographies of Key Figures -- Bibliography -- Index.

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9781501713248


Women sexologists-Germany-History-20th century.
Feminists-Germany-History-20th century.
Sexology-Germany-History-20th century.
Women-Sexual behavior-Germany-History-20th century.
Sex role-Germany-History-20th century.
Feminism and science-Germany-History-20th century.


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HQ60 .L464 2018

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