The Work of France: Labor and Culture in Early Modern Times, 1350-1800 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742534001)

In elegant and vivid prose, this deeply informed book offers a powerful synthesis of the ways men and women worked in early modern France. Distinguished historian James R. Farr shows how the shifting and often contradictory forces of a market economy shaped ideas about labor. Presenting a unified and compelling argument about the role of labor in society, Farr addresses a complex set of questions and succeeds masterfully at answering them. With its stylish writing and clear themes, this book will find a broad audience among students and scholars of early modern Europe, French history, economics, gender studies, anthropology, and labor studies.

Author: James R. Farr
ISBN-10: 0742534006
ISBN-13: 9780742534001
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 12/16/2008
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.80d