Cultures of Abortion in Weimar Germany

by Cornelie Usborne

Book Overview

Abortion in the Weimar Republic is a compelling subject since it provoked public debates and campaigns of an intensity rarely matched elsewhere. It proved so explosive because populationist, ecclesiastical and political concerns were heightened by cultural anxieties of a modernity in crisis. Based on an exceptionally rich source material (e.g., criminal court cases, doctors' case books, personal diaries, feature films, plays and literary works),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857451669
• ISBN13: 9780857451668
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"