The Margins of Society in Late Medieval Paris (Past and Present Publications) - Hardcover

Geremek, Bronislaw

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521301564 ISBN 13: 9780521301565

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1987

Synopsis

This book discusses the 'marginal' people of late medieval Paris, the large and shifting group of men and women who existed on the margins of conventional organized society. Professor Geremek examines the various groups which made up the marginal world - beggars, prostitutes, procuresses and pimps, petty criminals, casual workers and the unemployed - their haunts in and around Paris, their way of life, and their relation to 'normal' society. Professor Geremek has made with this book a major contribution to the study of late medieval society which illuminates the little-known area of the medieval underworld in a fascinating and very accessible manner. Translated by Jean Birrell from the French edition of 1976, this edition includes a new introduction by Jean-Claude Schmitt, which offers a frank appraisal of the author's life and career to date.

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Book Description:

This book discusses the 'marginal' people of late medieval Paris, the large and shifting group of men and women who existed on the margins of conventional organized society. Professor Geremek examines the various groups which made up the marginal world - beggars, prostitutes, procuresses and pimps, petty criminals, casual workers and the unemployed - their haunts in and around Paris, their way of life, and their relation to 'normal' society.

Language Notes:

Text: English, French, Polish (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0521301564
• ISBN 13: 9780521301565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 330