Introduction
by Philippe Ariès

1. Figures of Modernity
by Yves Castan, Fran&ccdeil;ois Lebrun, Roger Chartier

Introduction
by Roger Chartier

Politics and Private Life

The Two Reformations: Communal Devotion and Personal Piety

The Practical Impact of Writing

2. Forms of Privatization
by Jacques Revel, Orest Ranum, Jean-Louis Flandrin, Jacques Gélis, Madelaine Foisil, Jean Marie Goulemot

Introduction
by Roger Chartier

The Uses of Civility

The Refuges of Intimacy

Distinction through Taste

The Child: From Anonymity to Individuality

The Literature of Intimacy

Literary Practices: Publicizing the Private

3. Community, State, and Family: Trajectories and Tensions
by Nicole Castan, Maurice Aymard, Alain Collomp, Daniel Fabre, Arlette Farge

Introduction
by Roger Chartier

The Public and the Private

Friends and Neighbors

Families: Habitations and Cohabitations

Families: Privacy versus Custom

The Honor and Secrecy of Families

Epilogue
by Roger Chartier

Notes

Bibliography

Credits

Index

Georges Duby, a member of the Académie Française, is Professor of Medieval History at the Collège de France.

Arthur Goldhammer received the French-American Translation Prize in 1990 for his translation of A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution.

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