From the Royal to the Republican Body - Incorporating the Political in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France (Paperback)

In this innovative volume, leading scholars examine the role of the body as a primary site of political signification in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France. Some essays focus on the sacralization of the king's body through a gendered textual and visual rhetoric. Others show how the monarchy mastered subjects' minds by disciplining the body through dance, music, drama, art, and social rituals. The last essays in the volume focus on the unmaking of the king's body and the substitution of a new, republican body. Throughout, the authors explore how race and gender shaped the body politic under the Bourbons and during the Revolution. This compelling study expands our conception of state power and demonstrates that seemingly apolitical activities like the performing arts, dress and ritual, contribute to the state's hegemony. "From the Royal to the Republican Body" will be an essential resource for students and scholars of history, literature, music, dance and performance studies, gender studies, art history, and political theory.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1998
First published:	July 1998
Editors:	Sara E. Melzer • Kathryn Norberg
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-20807-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-520-20807-2
Barcode:	9780520208070

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