A History Of Private Life vol 5 - Riddles of Identity in Modern Times

Ed. By Philippe Aries .

ISBN 10: 067439979X / ISBN 13: 9780674399792

Published by Belknap Press of Harvard Univ., Cambridge [u.a.], 1991

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630 pages. wil require lot of extra postage Size: 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History Of Private Life vol 5 - Riddles of Identity in Modern Times
• Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard Univ., Cambridge [u.a.]
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067439979X
• ISBN 13: 9780674399792
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • History

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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.