| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 316 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in the History of Sexuality |
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Studies in the history of sexuality.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Sex, Society, and Identity -- 2. Honor and Male Identity in the Old Regime -- 3. The Roots of Bourgeois Honorability -- 4. Sex Difference and the "Separate Spheres" -- 5. Population, Degeneration, and Reproduction -- 6. Male Sexual Identity and the "Perversions" in the Fin de Siecle -- 7. Bourgeois Sociability and the Point d'Honneur: 1800-1860 -- 8. The Culture of the Sword: Manliness and Fencing in the Third Republic -- 9. Honor and the Duel in the Third Republic, 1860-1914 -- 10. Conclusion: Courage |
| Summary |
Gender studies have become an area of great interest in many disciplines. Here, Nye examines the evolving definitions of masculinity in France since the eighteenth century. Specifically, Nye looks at how the aristocratic ethos of male honor, rooted in a society of landlords, hunters, andwarriors, adapted to a society motivated by utilitarian values, town life, and rational law. He focuses on the cultural practices and mentality of middle and upper class males and the appeal of their codes to men throughout French society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Honor -- France -- History
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Men -- France -- Conduct of life -- History
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Masculinity -- France -- History
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Honor
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Manners and customs
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Masculinity
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Men -- Conduct of life
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| SUBJECT |
France -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051500
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| Subject |
France
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195364392 |
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0195364392 |
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