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The Women of Paris and Their French Revolution
Dominique Godineau
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Description for The Women of Paris and Their French Revolution
Paperback. This account of the female revolutionaries during the French Revolution describes their lives within political, social, historical and gender-specific contexts. It highlights the importance of these women in creating their political and social roles as female citizens within the New Republic. Translator(s): Streip, Katherine. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 415 pages, 29. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTV; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
During the French Revolution, hundreds of domestic and working-class women of Paris were interrogated, examined, accused, denounced, arrested, and imprisoned for their rebellious and often hostile behavior. Here, for the first time in English translation, Dominique Godineau offers an illuminating account of these female revolutionaries. As nurturing and tender as they are belligerent and contentious, these are not singular female heroines but the collective common women who struggled for bare subsistence by working in factories, in shops, on the streets, and on the home front while still finding time to participate in national assemblies, activist gatherings, and public demonstrations in ... Read more
During the French Revolution, hundreds of domestic and working-class women of Paris were interrogated, examined, accused, denounced, arrested, and imprisoned for their rebellious and often hostile behavior. Here, for the first time in English translation, Dominique Godineau offers an illuminating account of these female revolutionaries. As nurturing and tender as they are belligerent and contentious, these are not singular female heroines but the collective common women who struggled for bare subsistence by working in factories, in shops, on the streets, and on the home front while still finding time to participate in national assemblies, activist gatherings, and public demonstrations in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
415
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Studies on the History of Society & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520067196
SKU
V9780520067196
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About Dominique Godineau
Dominique Godineau is Professor of Social Science at the Universite de Rennes 2. This work originally appeared in French as Citoyennes tricoteuses: Les femmes du peuple a Paris pendant la Revolution francaise.
Reviews for The Women of Paris and Their French Revolution
A compelling book-length narrative of women in the French Revolution. Sections on denunciation, the guillotine, and the nuances of political behavior are particularly fresh and intriguing.
Bonnie G. Smith, author of Confessions of a Concierge
Bonnie G. Smith, author of Confessions of a Concierge