Servants and Masters in 18th-Century France: The Uses of Loyalty

Here is the first major study of domestic service in France from the late seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century, describing its transformation from a male-oriented occupation, aristocratic in style and often geared to public display, to one that was female, middle-class, and centered on the household.

Originally published in 1984.

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