An Intimate History of the Front: Masculinity, Sexuality, and German Soldiers in the First World War
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137376910 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is also the author of The Great War and German Memory: Society, Politics and Psychological Trauma, 1914-1945.. Jason Crouthamel is an Associate Professor at Grand Valley State University, USA
“One of the remarkable exceptions in the most recent wave of publication at the centenary of the war is the monograph Intimate History of the Front: Masculinity, Sexuality and Ordinary German Soldiers in the First World War, published in 2014 by the American Jason Crouthamel, who works on German and European history … . 39 (2), 2016). Crouthamel’s book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the First World War from a gender perspective.” (Karen Hagemann, German History, June, 2016)“Crouthamel provides a valuable contribution to the scholarship of both history and gender studies by investigating the spectrum of masculinity expressed by German soldiers in World War I. … The depth of coverage as well as its acce
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 and media, it explores the ways that both heterosexual and homosexual soldiers expressed emotion, understood romantic ideals, and approached intimacy and sexuality.
Five Stars Kathy Great book! Well researched for WWI time period.