France between the wars : gender and politics / Sian Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Siân, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in politics.

Women in politics--France.

Political Science.

History.

Social Science.

Women--Political activity--France.

Women.

France--Politics and government--1914-1940.

France.

Local Subjects:

Women in politics.

Women in politics--France.

Political Science.

History.

Social Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sian Reynolds challenges the prevailing assumption that women had little influence or power in France during the interwar period. She combines extensive empirical research with revealing insights into France's political history and women's history.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: WRITING ABOUT INTER-WAR FRANCE: THE TEXTBOOK AS TEXT; DEMOGRAPHY AND ITS DISCONTENTS; FROM KINDERGARTEN TO YOUTH HOSTEL: GROWING UP BETWEEN THE WARS; 'A SLIP OF A GIRL CAN FLY IT': THE FALSE PROMISES OF AVIATION; WHAT DID PEOPLE DO ALL DAY? THE SEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOUR IN FRANCE BETWEEN THE WARS; FROM THE DEPRESSION TO THE STRIKES: OUVRIERS AND OUVRIRES; THE TRUCE BETWEEN THE SEXES? THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL INTERVENTION FROM THE GREAT WAR TO THE POPULAR FRONT

THE PERMEABILITY OF PUBLIC LIFE: MAINSTREAM AND ALTERNATIVE POLITICSWAR AND PEACE: ASSENT AND DISSENT; RIGHTS AND THE REPUBLIC: THE INTER-WAR YEARS AS ANTECHAMBER TO DEMOCRACY?; CONCLUSION; Notes; Sources and bibliography; Chronology; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-267), list of abbreviations, chronology, and index.

ISBN:

1-134-79831-8

0-203-28990-0

1-134-79832-6

1-280-21822-3

0-203-43366-1

9780203433669

OCLC:

171117299