Sex, Violence, and the Avant-Garde - Anarchism in Interwar France

About the author

Richard D. Sonn is Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. His previous books include Anarchism and Cultural Politics in Fin de Siècle France (1989).

Summary

A study of anarchism in twentieth-century France during the interwar years. Focuses on anarchist demands for personal autonomy and sexual liberation. Argues that these ideals, as well as anarchist hatred of the government, found favor with members of the artistic avant-garde, especially the surrealists.

Product details

• Authors: Richard D. (Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Sonn, Sonn Richard D.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2013
• EAN: 9780271036649
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03664-9
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; France, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Anarchism, French Revolution, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General