Bøker av Dagmar (City University of New York) Herzog

Dagmar Herzog uncovers the astonishing array of concepts of human selfhood which circulated across the globe in the aftermath of World War II. She reveals how competing theories of desire, anxiety, aggression, guilt, trauma and pleasure were mobilized in a fundamental rethinking of the very nature of the human psyche.

A compelling account of the tumultuous history of Europe's 'century of sex'. From the role of activists and social movements to the impact of war, disease and economic change, Dagmar Herzog charts how sexual preferences, politics and identities as well as the very nature of desire and happiness have changed.