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The Gift in Sixteenth-Century France
Natalie Zemon Davis
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Description for The Gift in Sixteenth-Century France
hardcover. In this gem of a book, Natalie Zemon Davis explores the role of gifts in Renaissance France. From the King's bounty to the beggar's alms, from the lavish feasting and display of civic dignitaries to the humble tokens exchanged by peasant bride and groom, the giving and receiving of gifts - then, as now - held tremendous significance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
In this gem of a book, Natalie Zemon Davis explores the role of gifts in Renaissance France. From the King's bounty to the beggar's alms, from the lavish feasting and display of civic dignitaries to the humble tokens exchanged by peasant bride and groom, the giving and receiving of gifts - then, as now - held tremendous significance. Full of vignettes which illuminate life and belief in the sixteenth century, The Gift examines how the giving of presents functioned at all levels of society. As they do today, people evaluated gifts all the time - their own gifts and ... Read more
In this gem of a book, Natalie Zemon Davis explores the role of gifts in Renaissance France. From the King's bounty to the beggar's alms, from the lavish feasting and display of civic dignitaries to the humble tokens exchanged by peasant bride and groom, the giving and receiving of gifts - then, as now - held tremendous significance. Full of vignettes which illuminate life and belief in the sixteenth century, The Gift examines how the giving of presents functioned at all levels of society. As they do today, people evaluated gifts all the time - their own gifts and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199242887
SKU
KSG0034552
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About Natalie Zemon Davis
Natalie Zemon Davis is a pioneering social historian whose books have broken through the boundaries of academic history. Famous for The Return of Martin Guerre, her other works also illuminate and explain history through the retelling of often poignant personal stories.
Reviews for The Gift in Sixteenth-Century France
her genius for detail makes its pages sing
Susannah Herbert, The Sunday Telegraph, Nov 19 2000
After reading Natalie Davis' "The Gift" we cannot speak of the economy of early modern Europe in the old way
Scandinavian Economic History Review
Susannah Herbert, The Sunday Telegraph, Nov 19 2000
After reading Natalie Davis' "The Gift" we cannot speak of the economy of early modern Europe in the old way
Scandinavian Economic History Review