Description
Book SynopsisIn his distinguished career as a historian of modern France, John Merriman has published ten books and scores of scholarly articles. This volume collects some of his most notable and significant explorations of French history and culture.
Trade Review"The work as a whole makes clear the passions that have driven Merriman's work."—Jill Harsin, H-France
"The work of Merriman over the past half century, like that of his social history colleagues, has enriched our study of the past enormously and, as these essays suggest, we have good cause to celebrate his achievement."—Malcolm Crook,
French History“This beautiful collection charts John Merriman’s trajectory from graduate student to one of our finest historians. Merriman’s brilliant autobiographical reflection is both evocative and hilarious; it is imbued with his conviction that the best social history is infused with first-hand, subtle familiarity with place and culture.”—Peter McPhee, emeritus professor and former provost of the University of Melbourne
“Leave it to John Merriman to treat us to his personal and remarkable tour de France, which has taken him from Paris to Limoges to Perpignan to Balazuc and back. To join Merriman on his tour is to smell, touch, and taste the earthy terroir that has created Francophiles for generations.”—James B. Collins, professor of history at Georgetown University and author of
The State in Early Modern France Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Demoiselles of the Ariège, 1829–1831
2. The Norman Fires of 1830: Incendiaries and Fear in Rural France
3. Incident at the Statue of the Virgin Mary: The Conflict of Old and New in Nineteenth-Century Limoges
4. The Language of Social Stigmatization and Urban Space in Nineteenth-Century France
5. On the Loose: The Impact of Rumors and Mouchards in the Ardèche during the Second Republic
6. Some Observations on the Transition to the Euro in France
7. I Went Up to Amiens Today: A Tribute to Charles Tilly
Source Acknowledgments
Notes
