A History of Private Life: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times

Aries, Philippe, and Georges Duby, General editors; Antoine Prost and Gerard Vincent, editors

ISBN 10: 067439979X / ISBN 13: 9780674399792

Published by Harvard University Press/Belknap Press, Cambridge, MA, 1991

About this Item

Volume Five - in the History of Private Life. Blue cloth boards with black spine and gold text, clean and sharp cornered. Protected unclipped, dust jacket bright and crisp, nick and chops too spine ends. Book is firm in binding, unread, profusely illustrated. Translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer. 630 pp. Including bibliographical references and indexes. Acid-free paper. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Private Life: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times
• Publisher: Harvard University Press/Belknap Press, Cambridge, MA
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067439979X
• ISBN 13: 9780674399792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

About this title

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.