Magnus Hirschfeld and the Quest for Sexual Freedom

2010/01/01 by Elena Mancini · 63 citations
Social Sciences · #European history and politics #Sociology

paper · doi:10.1057/9780230114395

published in Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks (Palgrave Macmillan)

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Abstract

This volume is the first full-length study on pioneering sexologist and sexual rights activist, Magnus Hirschfeld, that examines his impact on the politics and culture of late nineteenth-century and e

Cited by

• Institut für Sexualwissenschaft [wikipedia]

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