Body, Femininity and Nationalism: Girls in the German Youth Movement 1900–1934 (Routledge Research in Gender and Society)

This social and cultural history of girls in the German youth movements in the pre-Nazi era brings fascinating new light to bear on the history of the German youth movements. It contributes to our wider understanding of girlhood in the period, and investigates how mentalities, collective identities and German nationalism developed in the three decades before the Nazi period. Introduction : Wanderlust, Femininity, And Germanness -- Mobility, Emancipation, And Ideology -- Gender And Sexuality : Engendering The German Nation -- Gender And Body : Embodying The German Nation -- Girls In The Alt Wandervogel (awv), The Ev Leagues And The Deutsche Freischar -- The Deutscher Mädchen Wanderbund (dmwb) -- The Jung Wandervogel (jwv) And The Female Settlements Schwarzerden And Loheland -- Girls In The Jungnationaler Bund (junabu) -- Conclusions : Wanderlust, Femininity, And Germanness. Marion E.p. De Ras. Translation And Revision Of Author's Thesis Published Under Title: Körper, Eros Und Weibliche Kultur. 1988. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 223-235) And Index. This volume is an insightful social and cultural history of girls in the German youth movements in the pre-Nazi era.