France and Women, 1789-1914
Subtitle: Gender, Society and Politics
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 31, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780415226028
First sentence: The eighteenth century was in many respects a good time to be a woman-at least for a female elite.
Description: "This book provides a challenging discussion of the factors which made French political culture so profoundly sexist and in particular, it shows that many of the myths about progress and emancipation associated with modernisation and the coming of mass politics do not stand up to close scrutiny. It also reveals the surprising conservative nature of the republican left and of the ingrained belief throughout French society that women should remain within the domestic sphere. James McMillan considers the role played by French men and women in the politics, culture and society of their country throughout the 1800s."--Jacket.