A History of Private Life, Volume IV | A History of Private Life, Volume IV

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Author: Michelle Perrot
First Published: 1987
Type of Work: History
Time of Work: The late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century
Setting: Primarily France; England
Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, History
Subjects: Culture, Sex or sexuality, Suicide, Gender roles, Nineteenth century, Dreams, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, England or English people, Photography or photographers, Pianos or pianists, French Revolution, Collecting or collectors, Geography, Portraits
Locales: France, England

A History of Private Life: From the Fires of Revolution to the Great War is the fourth volume in a five-volume survey of private life from antiquity to the late twentieth century. First the domain of sexuality and dreams, of intimate experience. Finally, it refers to the thought-worlds or mentalites characteristic of the period under study.

All of these aspects of private life are examined by the contributors to this volume. The recurring themes are dominant: the preeminence of the family in nineteenth century French society and the “triumph of the individual.” Though...

A History of Private Life, Volume IV | A History of Private Life, Volume IV

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