Body and tradition in nineteenth-century France : Félix Arnaudin and the moorlands of Gascony, 1870-1914 /
Pooley, William,1985-author.
The moorlands of Gascony were a place of dramatic rural modernisation in 19th-century France, transforming in one generation from open moors to the largest man-made forest in Europe. This study draws upon the immense ethnographic archive of Félix Arnaudin (1844-1921) to explore how these changes were negotiated by the people who lived there.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Arnaudin and the moorlands -- Singers and storytellers -- Body talk -- Monstrous bodies -- Singing love -- Silence and chastity -- Exploited bodies -- Conclusion.
The moorlands of Gascony were a place of dramatic rural modernisation in 19th-century France, transforming in one generation from open moors to the largest man-made forest in Europe. This study draws upon the immense ethnographic archive of Félix Arnaudin (1844-1921) to explore how these changes were negotiated by the people who lived there.
Arnaudin, Félix, 1844-1921.
Rural development
Ethnology