Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle France Bodies, Minds and Gender
Description
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.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeFranceModernSocial HistorySocial ScienceGender Studies
2009Book
Author(s)Christopher E. Forth
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230220997
LanguageEnglish
