{"product_id":"the-allure-of-the-archives-the-lewis-walpole-series-in-eighteenth-century-culture-and-history","title":"The Allure of the Archives (The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History)","description":"An exquisite appreciation of the distinctive rewards of historical research and a classic guide to the personal yet disciplined craft of discovery, now in its first English translation.\n\nArlette Farge’s Le Goût de l’archive is widely regarded as a historiographical classic. While combing through two-hundred-year-old judicial records from the Archives of the Bastille, historian Farge was struck by the extraordinarily intimate portrayal they provided of the lives of the poor in pre-Revolutionary France, especially women. She was seduced by the sensuality of old manuscripts and by the revelatory power of voices otherwise lost. In The Allure of the Archives, she conveys the exhilaration of uncovering hidden secrets and the thrill of venturing into new dimensions of the past.\n\nOriginally published in 1989, Farge’s classic work communicates the tactile, interpretive, and emotional experience of archival research while sharing astonishing details about life under the Old Regime in France. At once a practical guide to research methodology and an elegant literary reflection on the challenges of writing history, this uniquely rich volume demonstrates how surrendering to the archive’s allure can forever change how we understand the past.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0300198930\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0300198930.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Farge, Arlette|Davis, Natalie Zemon|Scott-Railton, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41589307015226,"sku":"DBV.0300198930.A","price":11.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0300198930-0.jpg?v=1786506984","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-allure-of-the-archives-the-lewis-walpole-series-in-eighteenth-century-culture-and-history","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}