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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809746403321

Autore

Whisnant Clayton John <1971->

Titolo

Queer identities and politics in Germany : a history, 1880-1945 / / Clayton J. Whisnant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Harrington Park Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-939594-10-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Disciplina

306.7660943

Soggetti

Gay people - Germany - History

Gay rights - Germany - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro; Table of Contents ; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Why Study Queer German History?; 1. The Birth of Homosexual Politics ; 2. Scandals and Alliances ; 3. The Growth of Urban Gay Scenes ; 4. Representations and Identities ; 5. The Politics of Homosexuality in Weimar Germany; 6. Nazi Persecution; Conclusion. Gay and Lesbian Life after 1945 ; Notes ; Bibliography; Glossary ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Germany in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed key developments in LGBT history, including the growth of the world's first homosexual organizations and gay and lesbian magazines, as well as an influential community of German sexologists and psychoanalysts. Queer Identities and Politics in Germany describes these events in detail, from vibrant gay social scenes to the Nazi persecution that sent many LGBT people to concentration camps. Clayton J. Whisnant recounts the emergence of various queer identities in Germany from 1880 to 1945 and the political strategies pursued b