Paris-Edinburgh : cultural connections in the Belle Epoque /
Reynolds, Sian.
Aldershot : Ashgate,
c2007.
"In a series of linked essays, based on research into contemporary archives, documents and publications in both countries, as well as on new developments in cultural research, this book explores an unexpected dimension of Scottish history, while also revealing the Scottish contribution to French history. In a broader sense, and particularly as regards gender, it considers what is meant by 'modern' or 'radical' in this period, without imposing any single model. In so doing, it seeks not to treat Paris-Edinburgh links in isolation, or to exaggerate them, but to use them to provide a fresh perspective on the internationalism of the Belle Epoque."--Dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Seine and Forth : Paris and Edinburgh in 1900 -- Stone cities -- Taking the boat-train to Montparnasse : Edinburgh artists in Paris -- Bringing Parisians to Edinburgh : Patrick Geddes's networks of academics, anarchists, and artists, 1870s to 1890s -- A "petite entente"? : the origins of the Franco-Scottish society -- Professor Geddes goes to the fair : the globe, the assembly, and the Rue des Nations at the 1900 Paris exhibition -- An "entente cordiale" in publishing, or a Scottish victory? : Nelson's French collection -- New women, old men?
"In a series of linked essays, based on research into contemporary archives, documents and publications in both countries, as well as on new developments in cultural research, this book explores an unexpected dimension of Scottish history, while also revealing the Scottish contribution to French history. In a broader sense, and particularly as regards gender, it considers what is meant by 'modern' or 'radical' in this period, without imposing any single model. In so doing, it seeks not to treat Paris-Edinburgh links in isolation, or to exaggerate them, but to use them to provide a fresh perspective on the internationalism of the Belle Epoque."--Dust jacket.
Scots