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An eighteenth-century Frenchman describes life in Paris, the events of the French Revolution, and his own fondness for pranks and jokes
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The autobiography of an 18th-century Parisian glassworker, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into working-class culture during the Enlightenment and a street-level view of the French Revolution. Traveling on foot for seven years on a journeyman's tour of France, Menetra details a worker's everyday experience and what it meant to be a man two centuries ago. Three themes predominate: male friendship and the ties created by laughter and good times; the violence and brutality of lower-class life; and the amazing degree of sexual freedom accorded to men in a sexually segregated culture. Although well-placed footnotes and an extensive commentary by French historian Roche could assist general readers, this is a book to be treasured by scholars and specialists. Marie Marmo Mullaney, History Dept., Caldwell Coll., N.J.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 368pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2" Introduction and commentary by Daniel Roche. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Foreword by Robert Darton. Top jacket spine edge is chipped and bumped; light wear along jacket edges and corners; bottom jacket corners are bumped; bottom board corners are bumped with faint yellowish stain; jacket now in mylar protector. Otherwise pages are clear of any other markings, writing, or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 116802
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translated by Arthur Goldhammer; white cloth, xviii, 368 pp., frontispiece, maps, notes; the fascinating personal account of an 18th c. glazier of Paris; generally with owner's name, place and date of purchase on front flyleaf. Seller Inventory # ABE-1763070965968
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