General Information

Author/Creator

Ross, Chad, 1910-

Language

English.

Published

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2005.

Physical Description

xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

What is the connection between nudism and Nazism? From its origins in nineteenth-century Germany, nudism was conceived and practiced as a means by which the German race could reform itself into a racially purer people. The nudist formula for regeneration was first to create healthy Germans by curing and preventing disease and moral hypocrisy through heavy doses of nudity, sunlight and air. The now healthy and beautiful Germans could then begin to replenish their national stock, ultimately breeding a racially pure and natural Volk. Nudist ideology was a potent combination of Darwinism, "folk" nationalism, and nature therapy--all deeply rooted in racial theory and designed to transform Germany into a nudist, racial utopia. In considering this often-overlooked aspect of German culture, the author sheds new light on the popularity of Nazi theories of racial hygiene and the history of the body.

Subjects

Subject

Nudism > Germany > History > 20th century.

Nudism > Social aspects > Germany.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Chad Ross.

Content

Nudism and nudists -- Pastors, priests, Nazis and police: the moral and political campaigns against Nacktkultur -- Nudism and medicine -- The healthy body -- The beautiful body -- The nudist woman -- Sex, race and nudism.

Library Special Collection

The Roger Griffin ComFas Collection

ISBN

1859738613

1859738664

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	613/.194/09430904 ROS		General Stacks	-

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