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Journal of My Life Paperback – May 3, 1989

by Jacques-Louis Menetra (Author), Daniel Roche (Author), Robert Darton (Author),
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An eighteenth-century Frenchman describes life in Paris, the events of the French Revolution, and his own fondness for pranks and jokes.
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  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Columbia University Press
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    May 3, 1989
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    9.2 x 5.92 x 1.01 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0231061293
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    978-0231061292
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The autobiography of an 18th-century Parisian glassworker, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into working-class culture during the Enlightenment and a street-level view of the French Revolution. Traveling on foot for seven years on a journeyman's tour of France, Menetra details a worker's everyday experience and what it meant to be a man two centuries ago. Three themes predominate: male friendship and the ties created by laughter and good times; the violence and brutality of lower-class life; and the amazing degree of sexual freedom accorded to men in a sexually segregated culture. Although well-placed footnotes and an extensive commentary by French historian Roche could assist general readers, this is a book to be treasured by scholars and specialists. ― LIBRARY JOURNAL

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Columbia University Press (May 3, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0231061293
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0231061292
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 5.92 x 1.01 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars The lives of glass artists throughout the centuries
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I have worked with glass since I was 19 and was an apprentice for 5 years at a French glass artist’s studio in Los Angeles. This book gave me great insights into the culture of the ancient art. My mother was also French. I can finally understand how the emotional scars pass from generation to generation. This is a fascinating autobiography and highly recommended.
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