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Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle France : Bodies, Minds and Gender / edited by C. Forth, E. Accampo.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Genders and Sexualities in History, 2730-9487
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History.
- France.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- History, Modern.
- Social history.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Sex.
- History of France.
- European History.
- Modern History.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- Gender Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- History of France.
- European History.
- Modern History.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- Gender Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2010.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The turn of the twentieth century represented a crossroads in the French experience of modernization, especially in regard to ideas about gender and sexuality. Drawing together prominent scholars in French gender history, this volume explores how historians have come to view this period in light of new theoretical developments since the 1980s.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle France; Part I: Gender, Citizenship, and Republicanism; Part II: Bodies, Minds, and Spirit; Part III: Morality, Honor, and Masculinity; Part IV: Gender and the Dreyfus Affair; Conclusion; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612742859
- 9781282742857
- 128274285X
- 9780230246843
- 0230246842
- OCLC:
- 608024572
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