Fragile Lives: Violence, Power, and Solidarity in Eighteenth-Century Paris (Harvard Historical Studies)

By Arlette Farge

Book Overview

The rich and complex texture of working-class neighborhoods in eighteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in this collage of the experiences of ordinary people--men and women, rich and poor, masters and servants, neighbors and colleagues. Exploring three arenas of conflict and solidarity--the home, the workplace, and the street--Arlette Farge offers the reader an intimate social history, bringing long-dead citizens and vanished social groups back to life with sensitivity and perception.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674316371
• ISBN13: 9780674316379
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Relly interesting!

I had to read this book for my history studies, and I thought it would like most of the others history books I must have to red:boring! But this one isn't like the others:it's interesting,even passionating,sometimes funny! In one word,it's a really good book!