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France after Revolution: Urban Life, Gender, and the New Social Order

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Description for France after Revolution: Urban Life, Gender, and the New Social Order Hardback. The decades following the French Revolution saw unprecedented political and social experimentation. This work offers a re-evaluation of the effects of the French Revolution, especially on women. It demonstrates that women remained highly visible in urban public life. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 274 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.

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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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Historical Studies
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674024595
SKU
V9780674024595
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About Denise Z. Davidson
Denise Z. Davidson is Professor of History at Georgia State University.

Reviews for France after Revolution: Urban Life, Gender, and the New Social Order
A compelling account of the gendering of spatial and social relations in the wake of the French Revolution. Davidson highlights the seemingly paradoxical ways in which social mixing
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

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