Changing France: Literature and Material Culture in the Second Empire

by Anne Green

Book Overview

The French Second Empire (1852-70) was a time of exceptionally rapid social, industrial and technological change. Guidebooks and manuals were produced in large numbers to help readers negotiate new cultural phenomena, and their concerns - including image-making, diet, stress, lack of time, and the frustrations of public transport - betray contemporary political tensions and social anxieties alongside the practical advice offered. French literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783080701
• ISBN13: 9781783080700
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"