Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe

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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 Revolution. The 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.

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.

Introduction * PART 1: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity * The Enlightenment * The French Revolution * Revolutionary Wars and Revolutionary Nations * Duelling and the Nineteenth-Century Fraternity * The Science of Sexual Difference in the Age of Revolution * Conclusion * PART 2: 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 * PART 3: The Imperial Drive and the Colonial World * Imperial Expansion in the Nineteenth Century * 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 * PART 4: Brothers and Sisters at War * The Great Explosion * “Uniform Politics” and the Postwar Order * Apocalypse * “Women and Children First” * Conclusion: The Recovery of Masculine Heroism * PART 5: 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 * Bibliography * Index

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