Historians have recently turned their focus to the effects of the First World War on sexual behavior and perceptions of sexual norms and identities. As historian Dagmar Herzog observed, the First World War disrupted traditional social structures and created an environment in which men and women could explore new sexual experiences made possible by mass mobilization and separation from the restrictions imposed by traditional institutions. As historian Christa Hämmerle recently observed, it is difficult to uncover the degree to which hegemonic, militarized conceptions of gender roles were accepted by the majority of soldiers who experienced the Great War. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of both how authorities tried to control sexuality, and how men and women negotiated or responded to these controls.
These labels translate to say Do not buy from Jews. Whilst their exact provenance is unknown, it is likely that these labels were handed out to encourage the boycott of Jewish shops and businesses. Courtesy of The Wiener Holocaust Library Collections. An antisemitic image printed in a German newspaper in the early s, reigniting the historic slander of the Blood Libel against the Jews in Hungary.
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Liberal, diverse and just the right amount of festive, Germany is a top pick for European travellers seeking Christmas cheer one day and kinky hijinks the next. Road trip your way through forested towns and over mystic mountains laying a few breadcrumbs along the way so as not to get lost in the Grimm fairy tale magic of it all. Aside from rural escapes into the medieval town of Rothenburg or the remote skiing resorts of the Bavarian Alps, Germany has much in the way of cosmopolitanism, fronted by the wild capital of Berlin and closely followed by musical-minded Salzburg and lederhosen-loving Munich. Take in the iconic sights, historic landmarks and architecture of the German capital.