Family, gender, and law in early modern France
By: edited by Suzanne Desan and Jeffrey Merrick.
Contributors: Desan, Suzanne, 1957-; Merrick, Jeffrey.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780271034690
Subjects: Domestic relations -- Social aspects -- France -- History -- 18th century; Family -- France -- History -- 18th century
Description: "A collection of essays that examine intimacy and power in early modern French households, and explore how families reinvented themselves in response to changes in law, gender ideology, political culture, or patterns of consumption"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.