Death Comes to the Maiden - Sex and Execution 1431-1933

Informationen zum Autor Camille Naish Zusammenfassung In 1791, the French femme de lettres Olympe de Gouges wrote that 'as women have the right to take their places on the scaffold, they must also have the right to take their seats in government'. This book explores the issues of female emancipation through the history of female execution, from the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431 to the events of the French revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. Burials and Burnings 2. Beheading 3. Hanging 4. Dame Guillotine 5. The Art of Immolation. Conclusion

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• Authors: Camille Naish, Naish Camille
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2012
• EAN: 9780415623711
• ISBN: 978-0-415-62371-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History; Routledge Library Editions: Women's History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Sociology, HISTORY / General, REFERENCE / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, Legal History, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance