Gabrielle Petit : the death and life of a female spy in the First World War
Schaepdrijver, Sophie de2015
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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 100 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.
Main title:
Gabrielle Petit : the death and life of a female spy in the First World War / Sophie De Schaepdrijver.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
Collation:
xii, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472590862 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.486
Language:
English
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BRN:
1303244