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

• Autore: Whisnant Clayton John <1971->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Harrington Park Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.7660943
• Soggetto topico: Gays - Germany - History; Gay rights - Germany - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Queer identities and politics in Germany
• ISBN: 1-939594-10-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910467742803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II