A History of Private Life, Volume V (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
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- Author: Antoine Prost, Gerard Vincent
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: Primarily France; Sweden, Italy, Germany, and the United States
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, History
- Subjects: Family or family life, Politics, Twentieth century, Social issues, Identity, Life, philosophy of
- Locales: France, United States, Germany, Italy, Sweden
As its fifth volume, A History of Private Life: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times represents the final installment and chronological climax of an acclaimed French series. The book caps a broad historical inquiry—envisioned by two French senior editors, the late Philippe Aries, and Georges Duby—which began with a look at private life in classical Greco-Roman times and pursued its topic through volumes dealing with the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the period from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I (for reviews of the first four volumes, see...
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