Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900-1940

Unlike most scholars-including the author of this review-Williams does not see German body culture and conservation as un- or antimodern but argues that "the history of naturist ideology and practice from the turn of the century to the beginning of the Second World War reveals in microcosm some...

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Published in:Journal of the History of Sexuality 2012, Vol.21 (2), p.350-352
Main Author: Lempa, Heikki
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Conservation
Environmental protection
Germany
Nature
Nudism
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Summary:Unlike most scholars-including the author of this review-Williams does not see German body culture and conservation as un- or antimodern but argues that "the history of naturist ideology and practice from the turn of the century to the beginning of the Second World War reveals in microcosm some of the ways in which Germans perceived modernity, confronted their fears, and imagined ways toward a better future. . [...]nature and environment play in the first two parts such a minor role that one is tempted to ask how important they really were.
ISSN:1043-4070
1535-3605
1535-3605
DOI:10.1353/sex.2012.0032