France after Revolution: Urban Life, Gender, and the New Social Order
Denise Z. Davidson
The decades following the French Revolution saw unprecedented political and social experimentation. As the Napoleonic and Restoration regimes attempted to build a stable order, ordinary city dwellers began to create their own sense of how society operated through everyday activities. Interactions between men and women--in theaters, cafes, and other public settings--helped to fashion new social norms.
In this extensively researched work, Denise Z. Davidson offers a powerful reevaluation of the effects of the French Revolution, especially on women. Arguing against the view that the Revolution forced women from the public realm of informed political discussion, Davidson demonstrates that ... Read more
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between men and women, 'elite' and 'popular' classes
served to at once unify and differentiate post-Revolutionary society. This book will appeal to historians of modern France, women's and gender historians, and readers interested in ... Read more