Visions and Revisions of Eighteenth Century France

by Adams, Christine; Censer, Jack R.; Graham, Lisa Jane

• ISBN13: 9780271016375
• ISBN10: 027101637X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr

Summary

This book brings together eight essays that offer innovative strategies for studying society and culture in eighteenth-century France. Divided into three sections, the chapters map out current research paths in social, cultural, and political history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction Directions in French History	p. 1
The Social World of the Ancien Régime	p. 19
Social and Verbal Abuse: The Marquis de Sade's Relations with His Estate Managers	p. 21
Religious Objects and Consumerism in Early Modern France	p. 31
	p. 53
	p. 54
Sibling Relations in Eighteenth-Century France	p. 59
The Political Culture of Eighteenth- Century France	p. 77
Policing the Public in Eighteenth-Century Paris	p. 79
The Morality and Politics of Dufourny de Villiers (1789-1796)	p. 105
Conceptions of the Public Sphere in Eighteenth- Century France	p. 135
Gender, Race, and Citizenship in French Saint-Domingue, 1760-1792	p. 137
Women and Power in Eighteenth-Century France Actresses at the Comédie-Française	p. 155
How Contemporaries Understood Politics in Eighteenth-Century France	p. 191
Notes on Contributors	p. 207
Index	p. 209
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