Drawing on documents which were kept in the East German State archives until reunification in 1990, this is a history of the Nazis' attitude toward, and treatment of, homosexuals. It demonstrates that even before the National Socialists took power, the eradication of homosexuals was one of their declared aims. The discrimination took an extreme form, including intimidation, castration, incarceration and extermination in concentration camps. It also details the experience of lesbians, who were not legally recognized and therefore afforded no protection. Many were stigmatized as asocial and sent to concentration camps where they were forced to work as prostitutes.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9780304329564
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14046580698
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Gender Issues, Political Science
Series
Lesbian & Gay Studies
Author
Claudia Schoppmann, Gunter Grau
Publication Name
Hidden Holocaust: Lesbian and Gay Persecution in Nazi Germany
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216 mm
Item Width
135 mm
Additional Product Features
Editor
Gunter Grau, Claudia Schoppmann
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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