The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris
Explores a notorious 1870s Paris murder and its links to empire, using archival sources to illuminate justice and urban life in nineteenth-century France.
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This book examines a sensational murder case that unfolded in nineteenth-century Paris.
It situates the crime within the broader framework of French imperial politics and society.
The narrative draws on contemporary sources to explore urban life and criminal justice at the time.
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