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  • Women's Work and Identity in Eighteenth-Century Brittany

    de Nancy Locklin ...
    Based on a solid foundation of archival research that ranges from tax rolls to notarial records, this study adds an important chapter to our understanding of women in pre-industrial Europe. Through a rigorous examination of primary documents peculiar to eighteenth-century Brittany, the author demonstrates the difficulties engendered in broad generalities about European women, and makes a strong ... Leer más

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  • Murder, Justice, and Harmony in an Eighteenth-Century French Village

    de Nancy Locklin ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Early Modern History
    In 1718, a young woman named Moricette Nayl fought with her brother’s mother-in-law and accidentally killed her. Ruled a homicide, the incident set in motion an investigation, a trial, Moricette's flight from justice, an execution in effigy and, ultimately, the pardon of the killer and her reintegration into the community. Based on the detailed records of the court dossier, this microhistory ... Leer más

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  • Women and Work in Eighteenth-Century France

    In the eighteenth century, French women were active in a wide range of employments-from printmaking to running whole-sale businesses-although social and legal structures frequently limited their capacity to work independently. The contributors to Women and Work in Eighteenth-Century France reveal how women at all levels of society negotiated these structures with determination and ingenuity in ... Leer más

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  • The French Revolution in Global Perspective

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  • From Deficit to Deluge

    The Origins of the French Revolution

    Edición de Thomas E Kaiser, Dale K Van Kley ...
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    Series series Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past
    In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the ideas and practices of justice in Europe underwent significant change as procedures were transformed and criminal and civil caseloads grew apace. Drawing on the rich judicial records of Marseille from the years 1264 to 1423, especially records of civil litigation, this book approaches the courts of law from the perspective of the users of the courts ... Leer más

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