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The bakers of Paris and the bread question, 1700-1775 /
In preindustrial Europe, dependence on grain shaped every phase of life from economic development to spiritual expression, and the problem of subsistence dominated the everyday order of things in a merciless and unremitting way. Steven Laurence Kaplan's The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Questio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1996.
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| Colección: | E-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In preindustrial Europe, dependence on grain shaped every phase of life from economic development to spiritual expression, and the problem of subsistence dominated the everyday order of things in a merciless and unremitting way. Steven Laurence Kaplan's The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775 focuses on the production and distribution of France's most important commodity in the sprawling urban center of eighteenth-century Paris where provisioning needs were most acutely felt and most difficult to satisfy. Kaplan shows how the relentless demand for bread constructed th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 761 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 717-744) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822381983 0822381982 128306247X 9781283062473 |