Lexington Books
Pages: 170
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4985-4808-3 • Hardback • May 2017 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-4985-4809-0 • eBook • May 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
Dáša Frančíková is an independent scholar who previously taught in the Department of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Chapter 1: Negotiating Spaces and the Boundaries of the Public and Private: Women and the Construction of the Modern Czech National Community
Chapter 2: “My Dear Only One”: Women, Nationalist Romantic Friendships, and the Boundaries of Public and Private
Chapter 3: The Queer Story of Kateřina Maršalová: The Female Soldier, the Ideal Woman, and Masculine Femininity
Chapter 4: Women Guaranteeing the Future Existence and Belonging in the National Community
Chapter 5: “A Matter of Physical Health and Strength”: Disciplining the Female Body and Reproducing the Modern Czech Community
The power of language to construct Czechness is well explored in the book. . . .
— Slavic Review
This fascinating study draws on rarely consulted Czech sources—novels, private correspondence, and advice literature—to complicate our understanding of the Czech national movement’s first three decades. Contrary to the prevailing myth of gender harmony among Czech nationalists, Dáša Frančíková reveals women’s agency in negotiating their private sphere responsibilities and public sphere aspirations. Most significantly, Frančíková highlights the importance of female friendships in strengthening women’s resolve to become active participants in the burgeoning national movement.
— Cynthia Paces, The College of New Jersey