Like the title says, I’m not sure where to begin looking for primary sources around these topics from the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries. I’m still refining my topic question but it is along the lines of, “what role did masculine forms of aggressive militarism play in controlling and exploiting women’s bodies during the period of modern European nationalization (1850-1950)?”
Particularly I am interested in masculine images of god in relation to militarism and gender within European nation states. In just beginning research I’m finding myself at a loss of where to begin looking for sources. Propaganda images, secondary sources on similar topics, any recommendations would be helpful. Thanks.
You might try Reproducing the French Race: Immigration, Intimacy, and Embodiment in the Early Twentieth Century by Elisa Camiscioli
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