Böcker i Studies on the History of Society & Culture-serien

Through an analysis of industries ranging from metalworking and lacemaking to the manufacture of chocolate, this title highlights the ways in which gender distinctions and gender relations influenced the development of capitalism.

Explores the shift in the locus of modernity in fin-de-siecle France from technological monument to private interior. This text examines the political, economic, social, intellectual and artistic factors specific to the French fin-de-siecle that interacted in the development of art nouveau.

In his collective portrait of the common people, Roche offers a rich and fascinating description of their lives--their housing, food, dress, financial dealings, literature, domestic life, and leisure time. Roche's highly readable style and use of contemporary quotations enliven the reader's view of eighteenth-century Paris and Parisians.