Genders and Sexualities in History

Mansker, A.

A repositioning of French women's struggle for suffrage within the distinct cultural landscape of the masculine honour system. Whether activists demanded admission to the popular ritual of the duel or publicly shamed men for their extramarital sexual behaviour, they appropriated extralegal honour codes to enact new civic and familial identities.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-10-03

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230294035

DOI: 10.1057/9780230348196

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 310