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Author Leng, Kirsten, 1979- author.

Title Sexual politics and feminist science : women sexologists in Germany, 1900-1933 / Kirsten Leng
Published Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press : Cornell University Library, 2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series Signale : modern German letters, cultures, and thought
Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Contents Introduction : women and sexology : knowledge, possibilities, and problematic legacies -- The emergence of sexology in early twentieth century Germany -- As natural as eating, drinking, and sleeping : redefining the female sex -- Challenging the limits of sex : envisioning new gendered subjectivities and sexualities -- Troubling normal, taking on patriarchy : criticizing male (hetero)sexuality -- The erotics of racial regeneration : eugenics, maternity, and sexual -- New social and moral values will have to prevail : negotiating crisis and opportunity in the First World War -- Fluid gender, rigid sexuality : constrained potential in the post-war period
Summary In Sexual Politics and Feminist Science, Kirsten Leng restores the work of female sexologists to the forefront of the history of sexology. While male researchers who led the practice of early-twentieth-century sexology viewed women and their ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Women sexologists -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Feminists -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Sexology -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Women -- Sexual behavior -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Sex role -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Feminism and science -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Feminism and science.
Feminists.
Sex role.
Sexology.
Women sexologists.
Women -- Sexual behavior.
Germany.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017036376
ISBN 9781501713248
1501713248
9781501713231
150171323X