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UNINA9910780662903321 |
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Autore |
Hufton Olwen H. |
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Women and the limits of citizenship in the French Revolution / / Olwen H. Hufton |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 |
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©1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-3858-3 |
9786612056482 |
1-4426-8355-4 |
1-282-05648-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Collana |
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Donald G. Creighton lectures Women and the limits of citizenship in the French Revolution |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women's rights - France - History - 18th century |
History |
Electronic books. |
France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Women |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Women and politics -- Poverty and charity : revolutionary mythology and real women -- In search of counter-revolutionary women -- Epilogue : the legacy : myth and memory. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The French masses overwhelmingly supported the Revolution in 1789. Economic hardship, hunger, and debt combined to put them solidly behind the leaders. But between the people's expectations and the politicians' interpretation of what was needed to construct a new state lay a vast chasm. Olwen H. Hufton explores the responses of two groups of working women - those in rural areas and those in Paris - to the revolution's aftermath.Women were denied citizenship in the new state, but they were not apolitical. In Paris, collective female activity promoted a controlled economy as women struggled to secure an adequate supply of bread at a reasonable price. Rural women engaged in collective confrontation to undermine government religious policy |
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