The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History
Robert Darnton examines episodes in French cultural history, revealing how ordinary people understood and shaped their world through stories, rituals, and social practices.
About This Book
This book presents a series of essays examining aspects of French cultural history from the perspective of everyday individuals.
Robert Darnton investigates how people in the past interpreted their world and expressed their beliefs through stories, rituals, and actions.
The work draws on archival sources to illuminate the mentalities and social practices of eighteenth-century France.
Readers gain insight into the relationship between culture, society, and historical change as revealed in specific episodes and events.
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