1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451210903321

Autore

Walter Henriette

Titolo

French Inside Out [[electronic resource] ] : The Worldwide Development of the French Language in the Past, the Present and the Future

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1993

ISBN

1-134-90206-9

0-203-16830-5

1-280-03137-9

9786610031375

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

440.9

840.9

Soggetti

French language

French language - History - Foreign countries

French language - History

Romance Languages

Languages & Literatures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Graphic conventions; INTRODUCTION; WHERE DOES FRENCH COME FROM?: TEN LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH; DIALECTS AND PATOIS: THE REGIONAL LANGUAGES; FRENCH IN FRANCE: REGIONAL VARIETIES; FRENCH OUTSIDE FRANCE: THE STATUS OF FRENCH AND INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY; WHAT IS FRENCH?: SPECIFICITY AND STRUCTURE; WHERE IS FRENCH GOING?: PRESENT TRENDS; References; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

In this comprehensive introduction, Henriette Walter provides the reader with a panoramic view of the development of the French language in the past, present and future.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454913403321

Autore

French Marilyn <1929-2009.>

Titolo

From eve to dawn [[electronic resource] ] : a history of women . Volume 3 Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century / / Marilyn French ; foreword by Margaret Atwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, c2008

ISBN

1-282-74573-5

9786612745737

1-55861-629-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

305.4209034

Soggetti

Women - History

Feminism - History

Capitalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

C O N T E N T S; FOREWORD by Margaret Atwood ix; INTRODUCTION 1; CAPITALISM TRIUMPHANT 17; CHAPTER 1: IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA  19; CHAPTER 2: INDUSTRIALIZATION  48; CHAPTER 3: UTOPIANISM AND SOCIALISM 87; CHAPTER 4: MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN ENGLAND 128; CHAPTER 5: MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR 160; CHAPTER 6: THE CIVIL WAR AND ITS AFTER MATH  198; CHAPTER 7: WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN 233; CHAPTER 8: LABOR MOVEMENTS 255; CHAPTER 9: THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN 308; NOTES 332; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 353; INDEX  367

Map of the World: Peters Projection 364

Sommario/riassunto

Acclaimed author Marilyn French creates a lively women's history of imperialism, industrialization, and women's rights.