Contested Femininities: Representations of Modern Women in the German Illustrated Press, 1920-1960

by Jennifer Lynn

In this comprehensive, long-view study on the concept of the Neue or Moderne Frau (New or Modern Woman) that spans the Weimar Republic, Third Reich, post-war period, and a divided Germany, Contested Femininities explores how different political and social groups constructed images of women to present competing visions of the future. It takes the highly contested representations of women presented in the illustrated press and examines how they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805394169
• ISBN13: 9781805394167
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"