Perilous Performances
Gender and Regency in Early Modern France
Published on 1. July 2009
310 pages
978-0-674-02998-9 (ISBN)
Description
In a book addressing those interested in the transformation of monarchy into the modern state and in intersections of gender and political power, Crawford examines the roles of female regents in early modern France.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-02998-9 (9780674029989)
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11/2004
Harvard University Press
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Person
Katherine Crawford is Assistant Professor of History at Vanderbilt University.
Content
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Power and Authority: Lineages of Regency and the Gendering uw Political Entitlement 13 2 Catherine de Medicis: Staging the Political Woman 24 3 Contesting the Politics of the State: Marie de M6dicis, Royal Familiality, and Gender Performance, 1610-1643 59 4 Evacuating the Center: Anne d'Autriche and the Minority of Louis XIV 98 5 The Male Regent: Philippe d'Orleans and the Traditions of Regency Government 137 6 Revolution and Regency: Killing the Past 177 Conclusion 200 Abbreviations 211 Notes 213 Index 291
