LEADER 02411cam a22003734a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20221129134620.0 008 040930s2005 enka b 001 0 eng 010 2004023160 020 1859738613 020 1859738664 (pbk.) 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC |dhubpceuo |beng 041 eng 042 pcc 043 e-gx--- 050 00 GV451.3.G3 |bR67 2005 082 00 613/.194/09430904 |222 100 1 Ross, Chad, |d1910- 245 10 Naked Germany : |bhealth, race and the nation / |cChad Ross. 260 Oxford ;New York : |bBerg, |c2005. 300 xi, 239 p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-228) and index. 505 0 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. 520 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. 580 The Roger Griffin ComFas Collection 650 0 Nudism |zGermany |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Nudism |xSocial aspects |zGermany. 880 |6245 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6613_000000000000000__194_09430904_ROS |70 |8GEN |9160966OSA |bOSA |d2022-11-15 |eComFas |l0 |o613/.194/09430904 ROS |r2022-11-15 |w2022-11-15 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 MomV8rXD 992 01 613_000000000000000__194_09430904_ROS |bTYW_ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ__YQV_ZQVWZQZV_8B7 966 |cIn the Research Room