Masculinity and male codes of honor in modern France / / Robert A. Nye
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| Autore: |
Nye Robert A.
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| Titolo: |
Masculinity and male codes of honor in modern France / / Robert A. Nye
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 |
| ©1993 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.31/0944/0903 |
| Soggetto topico: | Honor - France - History |
| Men - France - Conduct of life - History | |
| Masculinity - France - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | France Social life and customs |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1 Introduction: Sex, Society, and Identity; 2 Honor and Male Identity in the Old Regime; 3 The Roots of Bourgeois Honorability; 4 Sex Difference and the ""Separate Spheres""; 5 Population, Degeneration, and Reproduction; 6 Male Sexual Identity and the ""Perversions"" in the Fin de Siecle; 7 Bourgeois Sociability and the Point d'Honneur: 1800-1860; 8 The Culture of the Sword: Manliness and Fencing in the Third Republic; 9 Honor and the Duel in the Third Republic, 1860-1914; Dueling and the Law; How Many Duels?; The Journalistic Duel; The Political Duel; The ""Serious"" Duel |
| The ""Futile"" Duel10 Conclusion: Courage; Notes; Bibliography of Selected Secondary Works; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This study of the evolving definition of masculinity in France since the 18th century examines the aristocratic ethos of male honour, the cultural practices and mentality of middle and upper class men, and the appeal of codes of honour to men throughout French society. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Masculinity and male codes of honor in modern France |
| ISBN: | 1-280-43980-7 |
| 1-4237-3611-7 | |
| 0-19-536439-2 | |
| 1-60129-639-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910449718103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in the history of sexuality.