Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe A History from the French Revolution to the Present Day

by Timm, Annette F.; Sanborn, Joshua A.

• ISBN13: 9781845203573
• ISBN10: 1845203577
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe explores the key transformations of sexual identities and sexuality in Europe from the French Revolution to the present day. Crucially, its focus is on gender, as it is impossible to understand masculinity or femininity in isolation.The book is designed to introduce students to the major issues surrounding gender and sexuality in modern European history. It is divided into five thematic chapters representing the critical moments in gender history: The Age of Revolution and Enlightenment; Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution; Imperialism/Colonialism; Total War in the Twentieth Century; and the Long Sexual RevolutionThe authors provide an overview of how gender roles were socially constructed and how they influenced political and economic developments.Throughout, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe presents complex narratives and introduces theoretical perspectives in language accessible to students.

Author Biography

Annette F. Timm is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary, Canada. Joshua A. Sanborn is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Lafayette College.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

Echoes of the French Revolution

Revolutionary Wars and Revolutionary Nations

Duelling and the Nineteenth-Century Fraternity

Conclusion

Gendered Capitalism and its Discontents

The Transformation of Labour and the Family

Family and Work on the Periphery of Europe

Industrialized Labour and Gender Conflict

Utopian Responses

Revolution and New Political Ideas

Separation of Spheres

Urbanization, Sexual Danger, and the Creation of Sexual Identities

Conclusion

The Imperial Drive and the Colonial World

Gender and the Culture of Empire

Race and Sex in the Colonies

Gender and the Science of Empire

Gender and the Politics of Empire

Conclusion

Brothers and Sisters at War

The Great Explosion

"Uniform Politics" and the Postwar Order

"Women and Children First"

Conclusion: The Recovery of Masculine Heroism

The Long Sexual Revolution

Defining Sexuality

Sexuality and Evolutionary Theory

Sexology

Population Policy, Pronatalism Eugenics

Sexual Revolution: Scientific and Philosophical Origins

Sexual Revolution: Politics and Popular Culture

Conclusion : Where is Sex in Europe Today?

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

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