Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe A History from the French Revolution to the Present Day

Name: Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe A History from the French Revolution to the Present Day
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ISBN: 9781845203573

ISBN-10: 1845203577

ISBN-13: 9781845203573

Edition: 2007

Authors: Joshua A. Sanborn, Annette F. Timm

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Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europeexplores the key transformations of sexual identities and sexuality in Europe from the French Revolution to the present day. Crucially, its focus is on gender, as it is impossible to understand masculinity or femininity in isolation. The book is designed to introduce students to the major issues surrounding gender and sexuality in modern European history. It is divided into five thematic chapters representing the critical moments in gender history: The Age of Revolution and Enlightenment, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism/Colonialism, Total War in the Twentieth Century, and the Long Sexual Revolution. The authors provide an…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 3/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction



Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity


The Enlightenment


The French Revolution


Echoes of the French Revolution


Revolutionary Wars and Revolutionary Nations


Duelling and the Nineteenth-Century Fraternity


Conclusion



Gendered Capitalism and its Discontents


The Transformation of Labour and the Family


Family and Work on the Periphery of Europe


Industrialized Labour and Gender Conflict


Utopian Responses


Revolution and New Political Ideas


Separation of Spheres


Urbanization, Sexual Danger, and the Creation of Sexual Identities


Conclusion



The Imperial Drive and the Colonial World


Gender and the Culture of Empire


Race and Sex in the Colonies


Gender and the Science of Empire


Gender and the Politics of Empire


Conclusion



Brothers and Sisters at War


The Great Explosion


"Uniform Politics" and the Postwar Order


"Women and Children First"


Conclusion: The Recovery of Masculine Heroism



The Long Sexual Revolution


Defining Sexuality


Sexuality and Evolutionary Theory


Sexology


Population Policy, Pronatalism Eugenics


Sexual Revolution: Scientific and Philosophical Origins


Sexual Revolution: Politics and Popular Culture


Conclusion : Where is Sex in Europe Today?


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index