Books by Bertrand Taithe

Dwells on the French defeat of 1870 and the socialist uprising of the Commune of Paris. By looking at the history of the body and medicine, this book considers how the French people mobilised for the war effort and how their ultimate defeat had cultural and social consequences which led to the fin-de-siecle spirit.

This volumes offers a comprehensive and critical overview of ideas of how virilite has been imagined in France from the Eighteenth century. Incorporating insights of cultural and social historians, this collection approaches masculinities in a complex and interdisciplinary manner that will appeal to a wide range of readers.

Putting the latest theoretical thinking into empirical use, the author assesses how the function of the state and its citizens changed during the Paris Commune and Franco-Prussian War.