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The courtesan and the gigolo : the murders in the Rue Montaigne and the dark side of empire in nineteenth-century Paris

Freundschuh, Aaron2017
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Aaron Freundschuh's account of the 'Pranzini Affair' recreates not just the intricacies of the investigation and the raucous courtroom trial, but also the jockeying for status among rival players - reporters, police detectives, doctors, and magistrates - who all stood to gain professional advantage and prestige. Freundschuh deftly weaves together the sensational details of the case with the social and political undercurrents of the time, arguing that the racially charged portrayal of Pranzini reflects a mounting anxiety about the colonial 'other' within France's own borders. Pranzini's case provides a window into a transformational decade for the history of immigration, nationalism, and empire in France.

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