The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and Nor

The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and Nor

These essays, three of them previously unpublished, explore the competing claims of innovation and tradition among the lower orders in sixteenth-century France.

A magisterial history of French society between the end of the middle ages and the Revolution by one of the world's leading authorities on early modern France.

A pioneering text which covers the urban society of early modern Europe as a whole. Challenges the usual emphasis on regional diversity by stressing the extent