UID:
edocfu_9959295736902883
Format:
1 online resource (212 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-78238-106-6
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0-85745-121-9
Series Statement:
Monographs in German history ; v. 32
Content:
Throughout the Weimar period the so-called "masculinization of woman" was much more than merely an outsider or subcultural phenomenon; it was central to representations of the changing female ideal, and fed into wider debates concerning the health and fertility of the German "race" following the rupture of war. Drawing on recent developments within the history of sexuality, this book sheds new light on representations and discussions of the masculine woman within the Weimar print media from 1918-1933. It traces the connotations and controversies surrounding this figure from her rise to medi
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction - ""The Masculinization of Woman""; Chapter 1 - ""Which One Is the Man?"": The Masulinization of Women's Fashions; Chapter 2 - ""In the Beginning There Was Sport"": The Masculinized Female Athlete; Chapter 3 - ""My Emil Is Different"": Queer Female Masculinities in the Weimar Media; Chapter 4 - The Trouser Role: Female Masculinity as Performance; Chapter 5 - Beyond Berlin: Female Masculinities in Weimar Fiction; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78238-105-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-85745-120-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780857451217
