History of Private Life, Volume V: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times

Prost, Antoine [Editor]; Vincent, Gerard [Editor]; Ariès, Phillippe [Series Editor]; Duby, Georges [Series Editor]; Goldhammer, Arthur [Translator];

ISBN 10: 067439979X / ISBN 13: 9780674399792

Published by Belknap Press, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of Private Life, Volume V: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067439979X
• ISBN 13: 9780674399792
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 50 ounces

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Synopsis

The final volume in the award-winning series charts the remarkable inner history of our times from the tumult of World War I to the present day, when personal identity was released from its moorings in gender, family, social class, religion, politics, and nationality. "A fascinating glimpse into the distant and exotic past."--Los Angeles Times. 230 halftones, 2 tables.

About the Authors

Georges Duby, a member of the Académie Française, is Professor of Medieval History at the Collège de France.

Arthur Goldhammer received the French-American Translation Prize in 1990 for his translation of A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution.