naturist archives of the 1910s

EMPIRE OF ECSTASY

2012-01-26T05:55:00.000-08:00

ISBN-13: 978-0-520-20663-2
Writer: Karl Toepfer
Title: Empire of Ecstasy
Subtitle: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910-1935
Series: Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism, 13
Language: English
Place of Publication: Berkeley, Los Angeles, London
Publisher: University of California Press
Year of Publication: 1997
Format: 159x240mm
Pages: xvii+422 printed on alkaline paper
Illustrations: 86 black and white plates and pictures
Jacket Design: Nola Burger
Jacket Illustration: Dancer at the Elisabeth Estas School, Cologne, 1927. Photographer unknown.
Binding: Red cloth spine and boards in colour dust jacket
Original Price: N/A
Weight: 1,037gr.

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Empire of Ecstasy offers a novel interpretation of the explosion of German body culture between the two wars: nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. Karl Toepfer presents this dynamic subject as a vital and historically unique construction of “modern identity,” which stimulated often contradictory impulses, desires, and ambitions in participants and enthusiasts.

Radiating modernity, freedom, and power, the body appeared to Weimar artists and intelligentsia to be the source of a transgressive energy that resisted containment within particular fields of study of cultural doctrines. Most provocative about the body culture of the Weimar Republic was its insistent belief in the human body as a sign and manifestation of powerful, mysterious “inner” conditions. Indeed, modernity of being depended less upon the rationalization of life than upon the appearance of the “modern” body.

Toefper suggests that this view of the modern body sought to extend the aesthetic experience beyond the boundaries imposed by rationalized life and to transcend these limits in search of ecstasy. Through the presentation and analysis of unpublished archival material (including many little-known photographs) and the reclamation of forgotten discourses of fashion, gymnastics, nudism, and the visual arts, he investigates the process of constructing an “empire” of appropriative impulses toward ecstasy. Toepfer presents the work of well-known figures such as Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, and Oskar Schlemmer, as well as many obscure but equally fascinating practitioners of German body culture. His book is to become required reading for historians of dance, body culture, and modernism.

MANAGING THE BODY

2012-01-19T04:06:00.000-08:00

ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928052-0

Writer: Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska

Title: Managing the Body

Subtitle: Beauty, Health, and Fitness in Britain, 1880-1939

Language: English

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Year of Publication: 2011 (reprint)

Format: 162x239mm

Pages: xi+394

Illustrations:15 black and white pictures

Front Cover Photograph: Bathers at the Serpentine Lido, Hyde Park, London, May 1932 © Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Binding: Hardcover in duotone printed covers

Weight: 737gr

Entry No.: 2012003

Entry Date:19th January 2012

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Managing the Body explores the emergence of modern male and female bodies within the context of debates about racial fitness and active citizenship in Britain from the 1880s until 1939. It analyses the growing popularity of hygienic regimen or body management such as dietary restrictions, exercise, sunbathing, dress reform, and birth control to cultivate beauty, health, and fitness. These bodily disciplines were advocated by a loosely connected group of life reform and physical culture promoters, doctors, and public health campaigners against the background of rapid urbanization, the rise of modern lifestyles, a proliferation of visual images of beautiful bodies, and eugenicist fears about racial degeneration.

Zweiniger-Bargielowska shows that body management was an essential aspect of the campaign for national efficiency before 1914. The modern nation state needed physically efficient, disciplined citizens and the promotion of hygienic practices was an integral component of the Edwardian welfare reforms. Anxieties about physical deterioration persisted after the First World War, as demonstrated by the launch of new pressure groups that aimed to transform Britain from a C3 to an A1 nation. These military categories became a recurrent metaphor throughout the interwar years and the virtuous habits of the healthy and fit A1 citizen were juxtaposed with those of the C3 anti-citizen, whose undisciplined lifestyle was attributed to ignorance and lack of self-control. Practices such as vegetarianism, nudism, and men's dress reform were utopian and appealed only to a small minority, but sunbathing, hiking, and keep-fit classes became mainstream activities and they were promoted in the National Government's 'National Fitness Campaign' of the late 1930s.

DIE SCHÖNHEIT XI.4

2011-10-16T07:41:00.000-07:00

Τitle: Die Schönheit, XI. Band, Heft 4 (1913)
Publisher: Verlag der Schönheit, Berlin
Editor: Karl Vanselow
Language: German
Country of Origin: Germany
Format: 161x244mm (trimmed)
Pages: 63 single colour excluding covers printed on matt art paper and newsprint (volume continuous pagination)
Illustrations: 14+ black and white plates, pictures and sketches
Frequency: Monthly
Binding: Thread stitched magazine
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CONTENTS / INHALT „DIE SCHÖNHEIT“

(147) Kypris von Gerda von Robertus
(147) Ring der Liebe von Hanns von Gumppenberg
(148) Die Lady und der Kommis von Ludwig Bauer
(168) Im Kaffeegarten von Karl Leopold Mayer
(168) Allein in meinem Garten von Hans Koblitz
(169) Der Raub der Europa von Johannes Marr
(177) Liebesfeier von Karl Leopold Mayer
(178) Architektur und Kleidung von Hans Schmidkunz
(188) Ehemorgen von Hans H. Kamm
(189) Die Erkennende von Hermann Hasenauer

BEIBLATT ZUR SCHÖNHEIT. XI. Band, Heft 4

(49) Schönheit und Ernährung
(50) Verschiedenes
(56) Vom Büchertisch
(60) Kleine Anzeigen

DIE SCHÖNHEIT X. 7

2011-07-27T04:21:00.000-07:00

Τitle: Die Schönheit, X. Band, Heft 7 (1912)
Publisher: Verlag der Schönheit, Berlin
Editor: Karl Vanselow
Language: German
Country of Origin: Germany
Format: 161x244mm (trimmed)
Pages: 68 single colour excluding covers printed on matt art paper and newsprint (volume continuous pagination)
Illustrations: 18+ black and white plates and pictures
Frequency: Monthly
Binding: Thread stitched magazine
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CONTENTS / INHALT „DIE SCHÖNHEIT“

(289) Azaleen von Clara Gill
(290) Apotheose von Karl Engelhard
(292) Der Holmgang. Aus der Geschichte eines alten deutschen Geschlechts erzählt von Felix Neumann. Dritter Teil
(309) Herbstserenade von Otto Michaeli
(310) Schönheit und Langlebigkeit von Johannes Marr
(314) Einladung von Leo Heller
(314) Erlösung von Edit Donnerberg
(316) Siegfried oder Euphorion von Dr. J.B. Schneider
(322) Sonntagskind von Otto Ernst
(324) Letzte Ausfahrt von Karl Leopold Mayer
(326) Neue Männerkleidung von Ernst Bernhard
(331) Im Heiligenschein von Gerda von Robertus
(332) Das Märchen vom Leben von Lothar Eisen

BEIBLATT ZUR SCHÖNHEIT. X. Band, Heft 7, Oktober 1912

(121) Dämonische Schönheit von L.E.
(122) Korsett und Körperschönheit
(123) Das Badezimmer von Fred Hood
(125) Verschiedenes
(125) Ausländische Schönheiten
(126) Die Frau im Waldmannskleide
(127) Die Russen
(128) Auch ein Schulinspector
(128) Polizei und Reklameplakate
(129) Kritiker der „Schönheit“ von L.E.
(130) Vom Büchertisch
(137) Kleine Anzeigen

DIE SCHÖNHEIT XI. 6

2011-07-27T00:09:00.000-07:00

Τitle: Die Schönheit, XI. Band, Heft 6 (1913)
Publisher: Verlag der Schönheit, Berlin
Editor: Karl Vanselow
Language: German
Country of Origin: Germany
Format: 161x244mm (trimmed)
Pages: 65 single colour excluding covers printed on matt art paper (volume continuous pagination)
Illustrations: 20+ black and white plates and pictures
Frequency: Monthly
Binding: Thread stitched magazine
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CONTENTS / INHALT „DIE SCHÖNHEIT“

(241) Erwartung von Kurt Erich Meurer
(242) Das gläserne Riff. Novelle von J. B. Schneider
(258) Vergessene Götter von Hans H. Kamm
(260) Die Angst vor der Freude von Dr. Wilhelm Stekel
(269) Götterdämmerung von Otto Rennefeld
(270) Der Kommende von Ludwig Jacobowski
(272) Jenseits der Grenzen von Fred Halmann
(278) Abendweg von Ludwig Jacobowski
(280) Mode, Tanz und Erotik von Dr. Ike Spier-München
(287) Trommeln im Garten von Karl Leopold Mayer

BEIBLATT ZUR SCHÖNHEIT. XI. Band, Heft 6

(81) Was ist schön?
(82) Frauenschönheit und Farbengefühl
(82) Verschiedenes
(82) Auf der Suche nach Schönheit
(83) Der Kult der Schönheit
(85) Wiederkehrende Jugend
(86) Mode und Persönlichkeit
(87) Anstößige Kunstwerke
(88) Der „staatsgefährliche Nackttanz“ von L.E.
(88) Zur Frage der ästhetischen Erziehung
(89) Das Ende der weiblichen Schönheit
(90) Vom Büchertisch
(95) Kleine Anzeigen

JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY 20.1

2011-07-13T02:42:00.000-07:00

ISSN: 1043-4070
Τitle: Journal of the History of Sexuality, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2011
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Editor: Mathew Kuefler
Language: English
Country of Origin: U.S.A
Format: 152x227mm (trimmed)
Pages: iv+214 single colour excluding duotone covers (volume continuous pagination)
Illustrations: 10 black and white pictures
Front Cover Photo: Unsexed spinster suffragists. Postcard ca. 1909. ©The Women’s Library/Mary Evans
Frequency: Three times annually in January, May, and September
Βinding: Square-bound glued spine
Weight: 306gr.
Single Copy: USD 82.00 (Institutions) • USD 23.00 (Individuals)
Subscription rates (3 issues): USD 228.00 (Institutions)• (Individuals) USD 51.00 • (Students) USD 36.00

CONTENTS

(iv) Editor’s Note by Mathew Kuefler
(1) Exclusion as Language and the Language of Exclusion: Tracing Regimes of Gender through Linguistic Representations of the “Eunuch” by Shane Gannon
(28) Between Monks: Tales of Monastic Companionship in Early Byzantium by Derek Krueger
(62) Unbecoming Women: Sex Reversal in the Scientific Discourse on Female Deviance in Britain, 1880-1920 by Lisa Carstens
(95)”Must we dance naked?”: Art, Beauty, and Law in Munich and Paris, 1911-1913 by Edward Ross Dickinson
(132) The Stained Glass Closet: Celibacy and Homosexuality in the Church of England to 1955 by Timothy Jones
(153) “The most profoundly revolutionary act a homosexual can engage in”: Drag and the Politics of Gender Presentation in the San Francisco Gay Liberation Movement, 1964-1972 by Betty Luther Hillman
(182-197) Book Reviews (4)
(198) Review Essay
(206) Books of Critical Interest
(208) Dissertations Recently Completed in Related Fields
(210) Guidelines for Contributors
(212) Notes on Contributors

DIE SCHÖNHEIT FIDUS-HEFT

2011-06-01T04:04:00.000-07:00

Τitle: Die Schönheit, Sechzehnter Jahrgang 1919/20
Fidus-Heft
Subtitle: Mit Bildern geschmückte Zeitschrift für Kunst und Leben
Publisher: R. A. Giesecke, Verlag der Schönheit, Dresden
Editor: N/A
Language: German
Country of Origin: Germany
Format: 172x244mm (trimmed)
Pages: 52 single colour printed on matt art paper including single colour covers
Illustrations: 30 colour, duotone and black and white plates, pictures and sketches
Front Cover Photo: „Mädchen“ im Sternenhimmel“ von Fidus
Frequency: Special Edition
Binding: Thread stitched glued spine
Weight: 121gr.
Single Copy: N/A

CONTENTS / INHALT

(3) Fidus, der Lichtgläubige von Arno Rentsch
(20) Von neuer Schönheit von Fidus
(24) Aufschwung von Gertrud Prellwitz
(25) Aufblick von Helmuth Dube
(28) Die Begegnung von Arthur Schubart
(33) Fidus’ Tempelkunst von Dr. Albert Giesecke

DER DEUTSCHE NATURISMUS

2011-05-02T07:09:00.000-07:00

ISSN: 0340-0956
ISBN-10-3-88020-102-1
Series: Sportwissenschaftliche Dissertationen, Sportpädagogik, Band 19
Writer: Giselher Spitzer
Title: Der deutsche Naturismus
Subtitle: Idee und Entwicklung einer volkserzieherischen Bewegung im Schnittfeld von Lebensreform, Sport und Politik
Language: German
Edition: 1. Auflage
Place of Publication: Ahrenburg bei Hamburg
Publisher: Verlag Ingrid Czwalina
Year of Publication: 1983
Format: 147x210mm (trimmed)
Pages:259; Literaturverzeichnis, 240; Anlagen, 252
Binding: Paper-bound in duotone wrappers
Weight: 359gr.
Entry No.: 2011006
Entry Date: 2^nd May 2011

THE CULT OF HEALTH AND BEAUTY IN GERMANY

2011-04-28T09:42:00.000-07:00

ISBN-13: 978-0-226-31976-6
Writer: Michael Hau
Τitle: The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany
Subtitle: A Social History, 1890-1930
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Place of Publication: Chicago and London
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Year of Publication: 2003
Format: 153x229mm (trimmed)
Pages: x+286 printed on alkaline paper; Notes, 207; Bibliography, 249; Index, 273
Illustrations: 48 black and white pictures and sketches
Binding: Paperback in duotone wrappers
Weight: 402gr.

BOOK 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 book at class formation in pre-Nazi Germany that will interest historians of Europe and medicine and scholars of culture and gender.

RECONSTRUCTING THE BODY

2011-04-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

ISBN-13: 978-019-954645-6
Writer: Ana Cordon-Coyne
Title: Reconstructing the Body
Subtitle: Classicism, Modernism, and the First World War
Place of Publication: Oxford
Pub;isher: Oxford University Press
Year of Pulication: 2009
Format: 236x154mm
Pages: 330
Binding: Hardbound in colour dust jacket

BOOK DESCRIPTION

The First World War mangled faces, blew away limbs, and ruined nerves. Ten million dead, twenty million severe casualties, and eight million people with permanent disabilities - modern war inflicted pain and suffering with unsparing, mechanical efficiency. However, such horror was not the entire story. People also rebuilt their lives, their communities, and their bodies. From the ashes of war rose beauty, eroticism, and the promise of utopia. Ana Carden-Coyne investigates the cultures of resilience and the institutions of reconstruction in Britain, Australia, and the United States. Immersed in efforts to heal the consequences of violence and triumph over adversity, reconstruction inspired politicians, professionals, and individuals to transform themselves and their societies. Bodies were not to remain locked away as tortured memories. Instead, they became the subjects of outspoken debate, the objects of rehabilitation, and commodities of desire in global industries. Governments, physicians, beauty and body therapists, monument designers and visual artists looked to classicism and modernism as the tools for rebuilding civilization and its citizens. What better response to loss of life, limb, and mind than a body reconstructed?

WILHELMINISM AND ITS LEGACIES

2011-04-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

ISBN-13: 978-1-57181-687-0
Editors: Geoff Eley and James Retallack
Τitle: Wilhelminism and its Legacies
Subtitle: German Modernities, Imperialism, and the Meanings of Reform, 1890-1930
Foreword: Volker R. Berghahn
Language: English
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Place of Publication: New York & Oxford
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Year of Publication: 2004
Format: 153x229mm (trimmed)
Pages:ix+269; Notes on Contributors, 253; List of Publications by Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann, 257; Index, 261
Illustrations: 1 black and white picture; 6 figures and 4 tables
Front Cover Photograph: Arthur Kampf, 1. August 1914 in Berlin (1914)
Binding: Paperback in duotone printed wrappers
Weight: 382gr.
Entry No.: 2010036
Date of Entry: 23^rd December 2010

BOOK DESCRIPTION

What was distinctive –and distinctively “modern” –about German society and politics in the age of Kaiser Wilhelm II? In addressing this question, these essays assemble cutting-edge research by fourteen international scholars. Based on evidence of an explicit and self-confidently bourgeois formation in German public culture, the contributors suggest new ways of interpreting its reformist potential and advance alternative readings of German political history before 1914. While proposing a more measured understanding of Wilhelmine Germany’s extraordinarily dynamic society, they also grapple with the ambivalent, cross-cutting nature of German modernities and reassess their impact on long-term developments running through the Wilhelmine age.

DIE SCHÖNHEIT X. 12 (1913))

2011-04-17T00:54:00.000-07:00

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