Liberated, licentious, or merely liberal, the sexual freedoms of Germany's Weimar Republic
have become legendary. The home of the world's first gay rights movement, the republic …

This eye-opening study gives a nuanced, provocative account of how German soldiers in the
Great War experienced and enacted masculinity. Drawing on an array of relevant narratives …

During the late nineteenth century the city of Berlin developed such a reputation for
lawlessness and sexual licentiousness that it came to be known as the" Whore of Babylon." …

Cross-dressing took on new political meanings in Germany's Weimar Republic, with the
emergence of organizations and periodicals aimed at promoting the interests of self …

Despite the proliferation of diverse historical research on commercial sex in recent years
and the recognition of the continued political salience of the topic, prostitution has remained …

This book offers the first in-depth intellectual and cultural history of British subversive
propaganda during the Second World War. Focussing on the Political Warfare Executive …

Arguing that existing modernisation theories have been unnecessarily one-sided, Hedwig
Fraunhofer offers a rewriting of modernity that cuts across binary methodologies-nature and …

By the end of the nineteenth century, social hygiene was a topic of great importance for
states experiencing fears of national degeneration. The health of children was of particular …

Despite the proliferation of diverse historical research on commercial sex in recent years
and the recognition of the continued political salience of the topic, prostitution has remained …

In 1920, Das lila Lied (The Lavender Song) was written by Kurt Schwabach and Misha
Spoliansky in reaction to the first openly queer film of the time, Anders als die Andern …