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Routledge - The Life of Madame Necker Biography Book

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Explore the complex history of French social and cultural life through this detailed study of Madame Necker. As part of the Body, Gender and Culture series, this book examines her unique position in history by looking at her personal experiences and her impact on the Parisian salon scene. This work offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the physical and mental aspects of her life. It examines her long-term psychic and somatic suffering alongside her eventual death. Readers interested in historical biographies and French culture will find a deep look into the corporeal nature of her existence. Published by Routledge, this book provides a scholarly look at how personal struggle and social standing intersected in historical France. It is an essential addition for those studying gender, culture, and the history of the Parisian social elite.

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Examines the unique social and cultural position of Madame Necker within French history.

Provides a study of her life through the lens of the Body, Gender and Culture series.

Details her decades-long experience with psychic and somatic suffering.

Offers a look into the Parisian salon culture and its historical importance.

Investigates the corporeal nature of her life and her eventual death.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
01 April 2011
Listed Since
07 December 2009

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