The bakers of Paris and the bread question, 1700-1775:

Introduction -- I Bread: Demand and Supply -- 1. Breadways -- 2. Bread Making -- 3. Baker Shops and Bread Markets -- 4. The Forain World -- 5. Bread on Credit -- II Bakers: Social Structure and Life Cycle -- 6. The Guild -- 7. From Apprentice to Journeyman -- 8. At Work -- 9. The Journeyman's W...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Steven L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 1996
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Summary:Introduction -- I Bread: Demand and Supply -- 1. Breadways -- 2. Bread Making -- 3. Baker Shops and Bread Markets -- 4. The Forain World -- 5. Bread on Credit -- II Bakers: Social Structure and Life Cycle -- 6. The Guild -- 7. From Apprentice to Journeyman -- 8. At Work -- 9. The Journeyman's World outside the Shop -- 10. Establishment -- 11. Marriage Strategies and Family Life -- 12. Fortune -- 13. Bakers as Debtors -- 14. Failure -- 15. Reputation -- III Police of Bread and Bakers -- 16. Primer to Policing: Figuring Supply and Consumption -- 17. The Police of Bakers -- 18. Setting the Price of Bread -- 19. Policing the Price of Bread, 1725-1780 -- Conclusion
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [717]-744) and index
Physical Description:xviii, 761 p ill 25 cm
ISBN:9780822381983
0822381982

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