Placeholder text

Go to cart

Gabrielle Petit

By Schaepdrijver, Sophie De

Product Image: Gabrielle Petit

Gabrielle Petit

By Schaepdrijver, Sophie De

0 - Default Title
Description
In central Brussels stands a statue of a young woman. Built in 1923, it is the first monument to a working-class woman in European history. Her name was Gabrielle Petit. History has forgotten Petit, an ambitious and patriotic Belgian, executed by firing squad in 1916 for her role as an intelligence agent for the British Army. After the First World War she was celebrated as an example of stern endeavour, but a hundred years later her memory has faded. In the first part of this historical biography Sophie De Schaepdrijver uses Petit's life to explore gender, class and heroism in the context of occupied Europe. Petit's experiences reveal the reality of civilian engagement under military occupation and the emergence of modern espionage. The second part of the book focuses on the legacy and cultural memory of Petit and the First World War. By analysing Petit's representation in ceremony, discourse and popular culture De Schaepdrijver expands our understanding of remembrance across the 20th century.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2015-01-29
Publication Date:
2015-01-29
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1472590872
ISBN13:
9781472590879
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
575 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out