Family, Gender, and Law in Early Modern France - Paperback

by Suzanne Desan (Editor), Jeffrey Merrick (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

Suzanne Desan is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jeffrey Merrick is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.