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Sexing the citizen : morality and masculinity in France ; 1870-1920 by Judith Surkis is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>How did marriage come to be seen as the foundation and guarantee of social stability in Third Republic France?</b> In <i>Sexing the Citizen</i>, Judith Surkis shows how masculine sexuality became central to the making of a republican social order. Marriage, Surkis argues, affirmed the citizen's masculinity, while also containing and controlling his desires. This ideal offered a specific response to the problems--individualism, democratization, and rapid technological and social change--ass
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- Author
- Judith Surkis
- Publisher
- Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780801444647
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Men'S Studies, Marriage & Family
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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