{"product_id":"the-bakers-of-paris-and-the-bread-question-17001775-9780822317067","title":"The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocuses on the production and distribution of France's important commodity in the sprawling urban center of eighteenth-century Paris where provisioning needs were most acutely felt and most difficult to satisfy. This title shows how the relentless demand for bread constructed the pattern of daily life in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A landmark in eighteenth-century historiography. The verve and clarity of Kaplan’s writing are marvelous. The completeness of the project is admirable; every kind of archival material that might have shed light on the subject has been systematically scoured.”—William M. Reddy, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables xiii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e I. Bread: Demand and Supply 21\u003cbr\u003e 1. Breadways 23\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bread Making 61\u003cbr\u003e 3. Baker Shops and Bread Markets 81\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Forain World 116\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bread on Credit 137\u003cbr\u003e II. Bakers: Social Structure and Life Cycle 153\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Guild 155\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Apprentice to Journeyman 192\u003cbr\u003e 8. At Work 227\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Journeyman's World Outside the Shop 250\u003cbr\u003e 10. Establishment 271\u003cbr\u003e 11. Marriage Strategies and Family Life 302\u003cbr\u003e 12. Fortune 337\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bakers as Debtors 377\u003cbr\u003e 14. Failure 400\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reputation 423\u003cbr\u003e III. Police of Bread and Bakers 437\u003cbr\u003e 16. Primer to Policing: Figuring Supply and Consumption 439\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Police of Bakers 458\u003cbr\u003e 18. Setting the Price of Bread 493\u003cbr\u003e 19. Policing the Price of Bread, 1725-1780 521\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 567\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes 581\u003cbr\u003e Notes 591\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 717\u003cbr\u003e Index 745","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406017175895,"sku":"9780822317067","price":112.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822317067.jpg?v=1730494255","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bakers-of-paris-and-the-bread-question-17001775-9780822317067","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}