The margins of society in late medieval Paris
by Bronisław Geremek
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This book discusses the 'marginal' people of late medieval Paris, the large and shifting group of men and women who existed on the margins of conventional organized society. Professor Geremek examines the various groups which made up the marginal world - beggars, prostitutes, procuresses and pimps, petty criminals, casual workers and the unemployed - their haunts in and around Paris, their way of life, and their relation to 'normal' society. Professor Geremek has made with this book a major show more contribution to the study of late medieval society which illuminates the little-known area of the medieval underworld in a fascinating and very accessible manner. Translated by Jean Birrell from the French edition of 1976, this edition includes a new introduction by Jean-Claude Schmitt, which offers a frank appraisal of the author's life and career to date. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The margins of society in late medieval Paris
- Original title
- Ludzie marginesu w średniowiecznym Paryżu: XIV–XV wiek
- Alternate titles
- Les marginaux Parisiens aux XIVe et XVe siècles
- Original publication date
- 1972
- Disambiguation notice
- Original work in Polish: Ludzie marginesu w średniowiecznym Paryżu
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- History, Nonfiction, Sociology, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 306.0944 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Social history Europe France And Monaco
- LCC
- HN440 .M26 .G4713 — Social sciences Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social history and conditions. Social problems. By region or country
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- English, French, Polish
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