Sex, honor and citizenship in early third republic France
A repositioning of French women's struggle for suffrage within the distinct cultural landscape of the masculine honour system. Whether activists demanded admission to the popular ritual of the duel or publicly shamed men for their extramarital sexual behaviour, they appropriated extralegal hono...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Genders and sexualities in history
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230348196 |
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A repositioning of French women's struggle for suffrage within the distinct cultural landscape of the masculine honour system. Whether activists demanded admission to the popular ritual of the duel or publicly shamed men for their extramarital sexual behaviour, they appropriated extralegal honour codes to enact new civic and familial identities. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230294035, 2011. |
Carrier Form: | 320 p. |
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9780230294035 9780230348196 : 023034819X : |
CLC: | D445.659 |
Contents: | Acknowledgements Introduction 'Mademoiselle Arria Ly Wants Blood!' The New Woman and the Debate over Female Honour The Sexual Insult: Medicalized Views of Singleness during the Long Nineteenth Century Rethinking Honour in the Republican Family: Fin-de-Siecle Divorce Suits The Honour of a Name: Marital Status, Property, and the Patronymic The Feminist Politics of the Female Surplus: Constructing Citizenship through Singleness Sexual Citizenship and the Political Culture of Shame in the Women's Movement Conclusion: Giving the Lie Notes Index. |