Masculinity and Male Codes of Honor in Modern France

Zusatztext 'His is the first account to apply a consistently gendered analysis to duelling in recent French history. Nye has provided us with two invaluable studies about medical discourse and about duelling.'John Tosh University of North London. French History Informationen zum Autor Author of Crime, Madness and Politics in Modern France (1984) Klappentext Gender studies have become an area of great interest in many disciplines. Here, Nye examines the evolving definitions of masculinity in France since the eighteenth century. Specifically, Nye looks at how the aristocratic ethos of male honor, rooted in a society of landlords, hunters, and warriors, adapted to a society motivated by utilitarian values, town life, and rational law. He focuses on the cultural practices and mentality of middle and upper class males and the appeal of their codes to men throughout French society. Zusammenfassung This study of the evolving definition of masculinity in France since the 18th century examines the aristocratic ethos of male honour, the cultural practices and mentality of middle and upper class men, and the appeal of codes of honour to men throughout French society.

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• Authors: Robert A Nye, Robert A. Nye, Robert A. (Professor of History Nye
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.1993
• EAN: 9780195046496
• ISBN: 978-0-19-504649-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality; Studies in the History of Sexuality; Studies in the History of Sexu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories