Böcker av Marilyn R. Brown

The book argues that images of the Paris urchin addressed transformations at the heart of modernity, including the decline of patriarchal, monarchical social structures and the rise of industrial capitalism and colonialism. It parses a contested national archetype that emerged from repeated, recycled representations of revolutions (1830, 1832, 1848, 1871).

This is a study of the significance of Degas's painting "A Cotton Office in New Orleans", in terms of its representation of 19th-century capitalism. The study concentrates on the social meanings of the painting in the light of shifting audiences and changing market conditions.