| Description |
1 online resource (128 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction to the U.S. Edition -- Introduction to the German Edition -- Biography -- His Work -- His Impact and Legacy -- Epilogue: Magnus Hirschfeld in North America -- Appendix |
| Summary |
"Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) was one of the first great pioneers of the gay liberation movement. Revered by such gay icons as Christopher Isherwood and Harry Hay, founder of the Mattachine Society, Hirschfeld's legacy resonates throughout the twentieth-century and around the world. Guided by his motto 'Through Science Toward Justice, ' Hirschfeld helped found the Scientific Humanitarian Committee in Germany to defend the rights of homosexuals and develop a scientific framework for sexual equality. He was also an early champion of women's rights, campaigning in the early 1900s for the decriminalization of abortion and the right of female teachers and civil servants to marry and have children. By 1933 Hirschfeld's commitment to sexual liberation made him a target for the Nazis, and they ransacked his Institute for Sexual Research and publicly burned his books. This biography, first published to acclaim in Germany, follows Hirschfeld from his birth in the Prussian province of Pomerania to the heights of his career during the Weimar Republic and the rise of German fascism. Ralf Dose illuminates Hirschfeld's ground-breaking role in the gay liberation movement and explains some of his major theoretical concepts, which continue to influence our understanding of human sexuality and social justice today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Originally published as Magnus Hirschfeld : Deutscher--Jude--Weltbürger, by Verlag Hentrich & Hentrich, Berlin, Germany ... 2005"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hirschfeld, Magnus, 1868-1935.
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Hirschfeld, Magnus, 1868-1935 -- Influence
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Hirschfeld, Magnus, 1868-1935 fast |
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Hirschfeld, Magnus 1868-1935 gnd |
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Sexologists -- Germany -- Biography
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Jews -- Germany -- Biography
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Gay liberation movement -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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Gay rights -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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Women's rights -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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Sexual freedom -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gay Studies.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Gay liberation movement
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Gay rights
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Jews
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Sexologists
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Sexual freedom
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Social conditions
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Women's rights
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Gay rights
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Homosexuella -- historia.
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Sexologi.
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Kvinnors rättigheter -- historia.
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Judar.
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 1871-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054656
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Germany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054657
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Germany
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013050729 |
| ISBN |
9781583674390 |
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158367439X |
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9781583674383 |
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1583674381 |
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