Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle France
Author | : C. Forth |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-11-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 0230220991 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780230220997 |
Rating | : 4/5 (997 Downloads) |
Download or read book Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle France written by C. Forth and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.