| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 296 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Henriette Caillaux and the crime of passion -- Joseph Caillaux : the politics of personality -- Henriette Caillaux : femininity, feminism, and the real woman -- Berthe Gueydan : the politcis of divorce -- Jodge Alnael : masculinity, honor, and the duel -- Gason Calmette : the power and venality of the press. |
| Summary |
Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a powerful French cabinet minister, who murdered her husband's enemy Le Figaro editor Gaston Calmette, in March 1914, on the eve of World War I. In analyzing this momentous event, Berenson draws a fascinating portrait of Belle Epoque politics and culture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Caillaux, Henriette.
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Caillaux, Henriette. |
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Caillaux, Joseph, 1863-1944.
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Caillaux, Joseph, 1863-1944. |
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Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914 -- Assassination.
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Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914. |
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Assassination. |
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Caillaux, Henriette. |
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Caillaux, Joseph, 1863-1944. |
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Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914 -- Assassination. |
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Caillaux, Henriette. |
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Caillaux, Joseph, 1863-1944. |
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Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914 -- Assassinat. |
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Caillaux, Henriette. |
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Statesmen's spouses -- France -- Biography.
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Statesmen's spouses. |
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France. |
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Biographies.
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Sex discrimination -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex discrimination. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Press and politics -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Press and politics. |
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Political culture -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Political culture. |
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France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1870-1940 |
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1870-1999 |
| Indexed Term |
Murder Trials |
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France |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Berenson, Edward, 1949- Trial of Madame Caillaux. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992 0520073479 (DLC) 91002689 (OCoLC)23286828 |
| ISBN |
9780520914438 (electronic book) |
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0520914430 (electronic book) |
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1283409097 |
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9781283409094 |
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0520073479 |
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9780520073470 |
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