Daniel Brook

The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

An illuminating portrait of a lost thinker, German-Jewish sexologist and activist Magnus Hirschfeld.

More than a century ago, Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld first argued that gender and sexuality were fluid. Dubbed the Einstein of Sex, Hirschfeld grew famous (and infamous) for his liberating theory of sexual relativity. Today, he's been largely forgotten.

Journalist Daniel Brook reinvigorates Hirschfeld's legacy, recovering one of the great visionaries of the twentieth century. As an advocate for trans acceptance and the decriminalization of homosexuality, Hirschfeld served as intellectual impresario to Weimar Berlin's libertine cabaret culture. Driven from his homeland by fascists, he embarked on a global survey of human sexuality and witnessed the diversity of gay life, as well as the impacts of imperialism and racism firsthand. Hirschfeld spent his final years in exile, working to debunk Nazi race science and warn the world of the genocidal dangers of racism. Rich in passion and intellect, The Einstein of Sex at last brings together this unsung icon's work on sexuality, gender, and race and recovers the globe-trotting visionary who first saw beyond the binaries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781324007258
• Artikelnr.: 70718263

Autorenporträt

Daniel Brook is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Harper's Magazine, the Nation, and the New York Times Magazine and the author of several books, including A History of Future Cities. A New York native and a Yale graduate, Brook lives in New Orleans. He researched The Einstein of Sex in Berlin on a Robert and Ina Caro Research/Travel Fellowship.