Women and Political Insurgency: France in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

by David Barry

Overview

‘A lucid and wide-ranging survey of the changing role of women in insurgent movements in nineteenth-century France that will be invaluable for those interested in both women's studies and French history' - Pamela M. Pilbeam, Royal Holloway, University of London. This book provides a broad survey of the development of female insurgency in France between 1789 and 1871, and lays particular emphasis on the conflicts of 1830-51. Drawing on unused archival material, Barry demonstrates that a tradition of women's protest evolved from the 1789 Revolution, assuming particular forms associated with the exclusion of females from political and civil rights, and inviting both praise and vilification. The conclusions challenge the view that in nineteenth-century France women retreated altogether from popular movements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333641743
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	03/25/1996
Series:	France in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	213
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

DAVID BARRY

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Maps and Illustrations - Preface - The Legacy of the 1789 Revolution: Defining the Issues - The Revolution of 1830 and the July Monarchy: the Heroines of Liberty - The February Revolution of 1848 and its Aftermath: the Call for the 'Democratic and Social Republic' - Defending Livelihoods and Neighbourhoods: the June Days of 1848 - The Red Republican Interlude, 1849-51 - The Rebellion of December 1851: the Death Throes of the Red Republican Cause - The Commune of 1871: the Great Venture in Female Citizenship - Conclusion -Abbreviations used in Notes and Bibliography - Notes - Bibliography - Index

Editorial Reviews

Barry (history, U. of Durham) explores female insurgency in France from 1789 to 1871, focusing on the period between 1830 and 1852, and demonstrates that women remained active in public disturbances although their presence in subsistence riots declined. He examines the links between contemporary feminism and insurgency, and discusses the development of a masculine critique of both praise and vilification. For students and scholars of women's studies and French history. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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