Table of Contents

Introduction Colin Lucas; 1. Quantitative methods in history Francois Furet (translated by David Denby); 2. Economic history: past achievements and future prospects Pierre Chaunu (translated by Martin Thom); 3. Constructing Marxist history Pierre Vilar (translated by Ian Patterson); 4. The history of climate Emmanuel le Roy Laudrie (translated by David Denby); 5. Demography Andre Burguiere (translated by David Denby); 6. Religion and religious anthropology Alphonse Dupront (translated by Martin Thom); 7. Ideologies in social history Georges Duby (translated by David Denby); 8. Mentalities: a history of ambiguities Jacques le Goff (translated by David Denby); 9. The festival in the French Revolution Mona Ozouf (translated by David Denby); 10. New approaches to the history of the book Roger Chartier and Daniel Roche (translated by David Denby); Index.

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This book presents a selection of ten significant contributions of essays to French historiography.