1st Edition
Gender, Emotion, and the Origins of Democracy in July Monarchy France The Liberal Crucible
Introduction
1. The Landscape of Liberty: The Emotional Politics of State Power in 1830s France
2. The Gendered Prism of Liberty: State Repression and the Legitimist Critique of Liberal Masculinity
3. “Napoléon in a Skirt”: The Duchesse de Berry’s Rebellion and the Politics of Emotional Representation
4. The Uses of Social Empathy: The Lyon Insurrection of 1831 and the Liberal Origins of Class Politics
5. “A Vigorous Lesson”: The Lyon Insurrection of 1834 and the Question of Community
Conclusion
Biography
Jeffrey B. Hobbs is Assistant Professor of European History at the United States Naval Academy. His research focuses on French history, the history of emotions, and gender history. In 2017, he published a journal article on the Duchesse de Berry’s rebellion in French Historical Studies.
