{"product_id":"lettres-de-cachet-and-social-brian-e-strayer-9780820417066","title":"«Lettres de Cachet» and Social Control in the «Ancien Régime», 1659-1789","description":"\u003ci\u003eLettres de cachet\u003c\/i\u003e, one of many social control mechanisms of Old Regime France, needs reassessment today after two centuries of distorted interpretations portraying these royal arrest warrants as symbols of despotism. In reality, these private \u003ci\u003eordres du roi\u003c\/i\u003e were preventive measures to control deviant elements in society (juvenile delinquents, prostitutes, the insane, etc.). These \u003ci\u003eordres\u003c\/i\u003e enabled the King, police, and parents to preserve family honor, enforce socially acceptable behavior, and prevent crimes embarrassing to the family and disruptive to social harmony. This book examines the legal and administrative framework, police methods and procedures, family problems and concerns, and the actual lifestyles of inmates at some of the foremost carceral institutions of 17th and 18th century Paris from 1650 to 1789.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian E. Strayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820417068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820417066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Brian E. Strayer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241116184831,"sku":"9780820417066","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36714704-9749-4720-8974-263ecc1c9420.jpg?v=1772652809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lettres-de-cachet-and-social-brian-e-strayer-9780820417066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}