Gender, sex and the shaping of modern Europe : a history from the French Revolution to the present day / Annette F. Timm and Joshua A. Sanborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timm, Annette F., author.

Sanborn, Joshua A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role--Europe--History.

Sex role.

Sex.

History.

Europe.

Sex--Europe--History.

Europe--Social conditions--1789-1900.

Social conditions.

Europe--Social conditions--20th century.

Europe--History.

Social history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 335 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

Summary:

Through a blend of history and historiography, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides a clear and concise introduction to gender history in the region. The detailed examples and engaging language make this a useful overview for students not only of gender history, but also of European history more widely, as considerations of gender illuminate our understanding of historical change and individual experience. In six thematic chapters that cover democracy and capitalism, imperialism and war, the authors explain how gender roles were socially constructed and how they influenced political and economic developments during the period. This new edition has been thoroughly re-edited and expanded to take account of ongoing methodological innovation and recent scholarship in the field. The book also includes a brand new chapter on sexuality in the 21st century and extended material on: Scandinavia, The Mediterranean, Alternative Sexualities, Women's history and femininity, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe is a key text for all students of gender history and the history of modern Europe in general. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Liberty, Equality and Fraternity 19

The Enlightenment 23

The French Revolution 28

Echoes of the French Revolution 44

Revolutionary wars and revolutionary nations 46

Duelling and the nineteenth-century fraternity 55

Conclusion 60

Suggested readings 62

2 Gendered Capitalism and Its Discontents 63

The transformation of labour and the family 65

Family and work in Eastern Europe 74

Industrialized labour and gender conflict 76

Utopian responses 79

Revolution and new political ideas 82

Separation of spheres 89

Urbanization, sexual danger and the creation of sexual identities 96

Conclusion 112

Suggested readings 113

3 The Imperial Drive and the Colonial World 115

Gender and the culture of empire 118

Race and sex in the colonies 126

Gender and the science of empire 136

Gender and the politics of empire 146

Conclusion 151

Suggested readings 155

4 Brothers and Sisters at War 157

The great explosion 159

'Uniform politics' and the post-war order 176

'Women and children first' 190

Conclusion: The recovery of masculine heroism 197

Suggested readings 201

5 The Long Sexual Revolution 203

Defining sexuality 206

Sexual difference, politics and evolutionary theory 210

Sexology 212

Population policy, pronatalism and eugenics 221

Sexual revolution: Scientific and philosophical origins 233

Sexual revolution: Politics and popular culture 239

Birth control and abortion after the sexual revolution 248

Conclusion 249

Suggested readings 251

6 Sex, Gender and Politics in Twenty-First-Century Europe 253

Sex trafficking 253

Femen's challenge to European feminism 257

Queerness in twenty-first-century multicultural Europe 262

Internationalism and multiculturalism 272

Conclusion 276

Suggested readings 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472583819

1472583817

9781472583802

1472583809

OCLC:

922970779