The Trial of Madame Caillaux
by Berenson, EdwardFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1992-02-01
Publisher(s): Univ of California Pr
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Summary
Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a powerful French cabinet minister, who murdered her husband's enemyLe Figaroeditor 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.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Prologue | p. 1 |
| Henriette Caillaux and the Crime of Passion | p. 13 |
| Joseph Caillaux: The Politics of Personality | p. 43 |
| Henriette Caillaux: Femininity, Feminism, and the Real Woman | p. 89 |
| Berthe Gueydan: The Politics of Divorce | p. 133 |
| Judge Albanel: Masculinity, Honor, and the Duel | p. 169 |
| Gaston Calmette: The Power and Venality of the Press | p. 208 |
| Epilogue | p. 240 |
| Notes | p. 249 |
| Index | p. 293 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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