The trial of Madame Caillaux [[electronic resource] /] / Edward Berenson

• Autore: Berenson Edward <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.1/523/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Statesmen's spouses - France; Sex discrimination - France - History - 20th century; Press and politics - France - History - 20th century; Political culture - France - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: France Politics and government 1870-1940
• 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: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Henriette Caillaux and the Crime of Passion -- 2. Joseph Caillaux :The Politics of Personality -- 3. Henriette Caillaux: Femininity, Feminism, and the Real Woman -- 4. Berthe Gueydan: The Politics of Divorce -- 5. Judge Albanel: Masculinity, Honor, and the Duel -- 6. Gaston Calmette: The Power and Venality of the Press -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a powerful French cabinet minister, who murdered her husband's enemy Le Figaro editor Gaston Calmette, in March 1914, on the eve of World War I. In analyzing this momentous event, Berenson draws a fascinating portrait of Belle Epoque politics and culture.
• Titolo autorizzato: The trial of Madame Caillaux
• ISBN: 1-283-40909-7; 9786613409096; 0-520-91443-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458021203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II