Masculinity and male codes of honor in modern France / Robert A. Nye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nye, Robert A., author.

Series:

Studies in the history of sexuality.

Oxford scholarship online.

Studies in the history of sexuality

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Honor--France--History.

Honor.

Men--France--Conduct of life--History.

Men.

Masculinity--France--History.

Masculinity.

France--Social life and customs.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of the evolving definition of masculinity in France since the 18th century examines the aristocratic ethos of male honour, the cultural practices and mentality of middle and upper class men, and the appeal of codes of honour to men throughout French society.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction: Sex, Society, and Identity; 2 Honor and Male Identity in the Old Regime; 3 The Roots of Bourgeois Honorability; 4 Sex Difference and the ""Separate Spheres""; 5 Population, Degeneration, and Reproduction; 6 Male Sexual Identity and the ""Perversions"" in the Fin de Siecle; 7 Bourgeois Sociability and the Point d'Honneur: 1800-1860; 8 The Culture of the Sword: Manliness and Fencing in the Third Republic; 9 Honor and the Duel in the Third Republic, 1860-1914; Dueling and the Law; How Many Duels?; The Journalistic Duel; The Political Duel; The ""Serious"" Duel

The ""Futile"" Duel10 Conclusion: Courage; Notes; Bibliography of Selected Secondary Works; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliography: p297-309p. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771458-7

1-280-43980-7

1-4237-3611-7

0-19-536439-2

1-60129-639-8

OCLC:

191934738