The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany: A Social History, 1890-1930 by Michael

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany by Michael Hau Examining the life reform movements of early 20th century Germans, and the obsession with perfect health and beauty, Micahel Hau demonstrates why so many people were drawn to aesthetic ideals and their impact on German society and medicine. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the 1890s to the 1930s, a growing number of Germans began to scrutinize and discipline their bodies in a utopian search for perfect health and beauty. Some became vegetarians, nudists, or bodybuilders, while others turned to alternative medicine or eugenics. In The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany, Michael Hau demonstrates why so many men and women were drawn to these life reform movements and examines their tremendous impact on German society and medicine.Hau argues that the obsession with personal health and fitness was often rooted in anxieties over professional and economic success, as well as fears that modern industrialized civilization was causing Germany and its people to degenerate. He also examines how different social groups gave different meanings to the same hygienic practices and aesthetic ideals. What results is a penetrating look at class formation in pre-Nazi Germany that will interest historians of Europe and medicine and scholars of culture and gender. Flap From the 1890s to the 1930s, a growing number of Germans began to scrutinize and discipline their bodies in a utopian search for perfect health and beauty. Some became vegetarians, nudists, or bodybuilders, while others turned to alternative medicine or eugenics. In The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany , Michael Hau demonstrates why so many men and women were drawn to these life reform movements and examines their tremendous impact on German society and medicine. Hau argues that the obsession with personal health and fitness was often rooted in anxieties over professional and economic success, as well as fears that modern industrialized civilization was causing Germany and its people to degenerate. He also examines how different social groups gave different meanings to the same hygienic practices and aesthetic ideals. What results is a penetrating look at class formation in pre-Nazi Germany that will interest historians of Europe and medicine and scholars of culture and gender. Author Biography Michael Hau is a lecturer in modern European history at Monash University in Australia. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Life Reform as B Review "This informed, nuanced, and richly detailed study of the life reform movement and alternative medicine in Wilhelmine and Weimar Germany makes important contributions to broader debates about modernity, class, gender, and race in German society and culture."-- "German History""Hau applies a sophisticated interpretive lens to a particularly illuminating region of German social and cultural history."--Kevin Repp "Journal of Modern History""Much of Haus narrative will resonate with a generation today driven by the cult of fitness as exhibited in postmodern gyms, TV ads, and health advice books. Are we to look to the late nineteenth century in order to grasp the underlying meaning of this diosposition?" --Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht, "Journal of Social History" Review Quote "This informed, nuanced, and richly detailed study of the life reform movement and alternative medicine in Wilhelmine and Weimar Germany makes important contributions to broader debates about modernity, class, gender, and race in German society and culture."- Details ISBN0226319741 Author Michael Hau Short Title CULT OF HEALTH & BEAUTY IN GER Language English ISBN-10 0226319741 ISBN-13 9780226319742 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2003 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle A Social History, 1890-1930 Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Pages 296 DOI 10.1604/9780226319742 AU Release Date 2003-04-15 NZ Release Date 2003-04-15 US Release Date 2003-04-15 UK Release Date 2003-04-15 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 2003-04-15 DEWEY 306.4610943 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161786026;

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