The first monograph to treat comprehensively the epoch-making though now too often forgotten scandal that rocked German political culture from 1906 to 1909, now in English translation.

Introduction: The Eyes of the World on a German Scandal
The Political Scandal and Intellectuals' Power to Shape Perceptions
Fluid Boundaries: Politics, the Courts, and the Press in a Scandal
The Politicization of Marriage, Friendship, and Sexuality
The Ruling Elite of Wilhelmine Germany and Its Crisis of Legitimation
Suspicions of Pervasive Homosexuality in Germany's Diplomatic Corps and Military Forces
Conclusion: The Long End of the German Scandal
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Index

NORMAN DOMEIER is DAAD Guest Professor for German and European History at the Charles University Prague, Czech Republic.