Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900–1940 (review)

@article{Lempa2012TurningTN,
  title={Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900–1940 (review)},
  author={Heikki Lempa},
  journal={Journal of the History of Sexuality},
  year={2012},
  volume={21},
  pages={350 - 352}
}
  • H. Lempa
  • Published 7 April 2012
  • Art
  • Journal of the History of Sexuality
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