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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790687503321

Autore

Whisnant Clayton J

Titolo

Male Homosexuality in West Germany [[electronic resource] ] : Between Persecution and Freedom, 1945-69 / / by Clayton J. Whisnant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-349-34681-0

1-137-02834-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Genders and Sexualities in History, , 2730-9479

Disciplina

306.76620943

Soggetti

Sociology

Europe, Central—History

Europe—History

Social history

History, Modern

Social groups

Family

Gender Studies

History of Germany and Central Europe

European History

Social History

Modern History

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the neglected postwar period -- Policing and prejudice after 1945 -- The homophile movement -- Struggles over the gay scenes' boundaries -- Reforming paragraph -- Conclusion : between persecution and freedom.

Sommario/riassunto

Whisnant argues that the period after Nazism was more important for the history of homosexuality in Germany than is generally recognized. Gay scenes resurfaced; a more masculine view of homosexuality also became prominent. Above all, a public debate about homosexuality



emerged, constituting a critical debate within the Sexual Revolution.