Les Parisiennes : how the women of Paris lived, loved and died in the 1940s
Sebba, Anne2017
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By looking at a wide range of individuals from collaborators to resisters, actresses and prostitutes to teachers and writers, Anne Sebba shows that women made life-and-death decisions every day, and often did whatever they needed to survive. She explores the aftershock of the Second World War and the choices demanded. How did the women who survived to see the Liberation of Paris come to terms with their actions and those of others? Although politics lies at its heart, 'Les Parisiennes' is a fascinating account of the lives of people of the city and, specifically, in this most feminine of cities, its women and young girls.
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Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017.
Collation:
xxxiv, 451 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780226613 (pbk)1780226616 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.4094 SEB305.4094
LC class:
HQ1620
Language:
English
Subject:
Women -- France -- Paris -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryWomen -- France -- Paris -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- France -- ParisParis (France) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryParis (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centurySocietySociety
BRN:
306138