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Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle France : Bodies, Minds and Gender /

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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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Accampo, Elinor (Editor), Forth, Christopher E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Genders and sexualities in history.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
European History.
Gender Studies.
History of France.
Modern History.
Social History.
Civilization > History.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
History, Modern.
Sex (Psychology)
Social history.
Sociology.
Europe > History.
France > History.
Electronic books.
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 265 pages)
ISBN:9780230246843
DOI:10.1057/9780230246843