France and Women, 1789-1914: Gender, Society and Politics

by James F. McMillan

Book Overview

France and Women, 1789-1914 is the first book to offer an authoritative account of women's history throughout the nineteenth century. James McMillan, author of the seminal work Housewife or Harlot, offers a major reinterpretation of the French past in relation to gender throughout these tumultuous decades of revolution and war.
This book provides a challenging discussion of the factors which made French political culture so profoundly sexist and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415226023
• ISBN13: 9780415226028
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"