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Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900-1940
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Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900-1940 Hardcover - 2007

by John Alexander Williams


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Turning to Nature in Germany is a study of mass movements that aimed to bring the German people into closer contact with nature. In the early twentieth century organized hikers, nudists, and conservationists all looked to nature for solutions to the nation's political crises. Following these movements over three political eras--the Second Empire, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich--the book shows how manifestations of popular culture reflected the concerns and hopes of their time. Williams breaks with historians who have long seen nature movements as anti-modern and irrational by arguing that naturists were calling not for Germany to turn back the clock, but for the nation to find a way to navigate the treacherous waters of contemporary life and strive toward a brighter future.

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  • Title Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900-1940
  • Author John Alexander Williams
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stanford University Press
  • Date 2007-09-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780804700153 / 080470015X
  • Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.31 x 1 in (23.55 x 16.03 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Germany
  • Library of Congress subjects Social movements - Germany - History, Hiking - Germany - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007023694
  • Dewey Decimal Code 304.209

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2008, Page 135

About the author

John Alexander Williams is Professor of History at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
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