Infinite History - The Story of a Family in France Over Three Centuries

"A history of the deep social and economic changes of France, told through the story of a single extended family, from the mid-eighteenth through the early twentieth century"--

Info autore

Emma Rothschild is the Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History at Harvard University, where she directs the Center for History and Economics. Her books include The Inner Life of Empires (Princeton) and Economic Sentiments.

Riassunto

An innovative history of deep social and economic changes in France, told through the story of a single extended family across five generationsMarie Aymard was an illiterate widow who lived in the provincial town of Angouleme in southwestern France, a place where seemingly nothing ever happened. Yet, in 1764, she made her fleeting mark on the h

Testo aggiuntivo

"A fascinating exploration of social mobility."---Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, Financial Times

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emma Rothschild, Rothschild Emma
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9780691200309
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20030-9
• Pagine: 464
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; France, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Historiography, Economic history, Historiography, Social and cultural history