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Aaron Freundschuh - The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris - 9781503600157 - V9781503600157
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The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris

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Description for The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 3JH; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.

The intrigue began with a triple homicide in a luxury apartment building just steps from the Champs-Elyseés, in March 1887. A high-class prostitute and two others, one of them a child, had been stabbed to death—the latest in a string of unsolved murders targeting women of the Parisian demimonde. Newspapers eagerly reported the lurid details, and when the police arrested Enrico Pranzini, a charismatic and handsome Egyptian migrant, the story became an international sensation. As the case descended into scandal and papers fanned the flames of anti-immigrant politics, the investigation became thoroughly enmeshed with the crisis-driven political climate of the ... Read more

Aaron Freundschuh's account of the "Pranzini Affair" recreates not just the intricacies of the investigation and the raucous courtroom trial, but also the jockeying for status among rival players—reporters, police detectives, doctors, and magistrates—who all stood to gain professional advantage and prestige. Freundschuh deftly weaves together the sensational details of the case with the social and political undercurrents of the time, arguing that the racially charged portrayal of Pranzini reflects a mounting anxiety about the colonial "Other" within France's own borders. Pranzini's case provides a window into a transformational decade for the history of immigration, nationalism, and empire in France.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9781503600157
SKU
V9781503600157
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About Aaron Freundschuh
Aaron Freundschuh is Assistant Professor of History at Queens College, City University of New York.

Reviews for The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris
"An intriguing tale, told with insight...a good read about the great city in a time of transition."
John Merriman
Yale University, author of Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune
"This well-reasoned analysis is eminently readable and accessible for those with absolutely no background in the period."
Starred Review Publishers Weekly
"Aaron Freundschuh's ... Read more

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