{"product_id":"having-it-all-in-the-rachel-mesch-9780804784245","title":"Having It All in the Belle Epoque: How French Women's Magazines Invented the Modern Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt once deeply historical and surprisingly timely, \u003ci\u003eHaving it All in the Belle Epoque\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the debates that continue to captivate high-achieving women in America and Europe can be traced back to the early 1900s in France. The first two photographic magazines aimed at women, \u003ci\u003eFemina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Vie Heureuse\u003c\/i\u003e created a female role model who could balance age-old convention with new equalities. Often referred to simply as the \"modern woman,\" this captivating figure embodied the hopes and dreams as well as the most pressing internal conflicts of large numbers of French women during what was a period of profound change. Full of never-before-studied images of the modern French woman in action, \u003ci\u003eHaving it All\u003c\/i\u003e shows how these early magazines exploited new photographic technologies, artistic currents, and literary trends to create a powerful model of French femininity, one that has exerted a lasting influence on French expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book introduces and explores the concept of Belle Epoque literary feminism, a product of the elite milieu from which the magazines emerged. Defined by its refusal of political engagement, this feminism was nevertheless preoccupied with expanding women's roles, as it worked to construct a collective fantasy of female achievement. Through an astute blend of historical research, literary criticism, and visual analysis, Mesch's study of women's magazines and the popular writers associated with them offers an original window onto a bygone era that can serve as a framework for ongoing debates about feminism, femininity, and work-life tensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Mesch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804784248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804784245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.35w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 596","brand":"Rachel Mesch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947222434047,"sku":"9780804784245","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cd930cbd-f419-4397-b3df-4d3487394a6a.jpg?v=1681517450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/having-it-all-in-the-rachel-mesch-9780804784245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}