Books by David Garrioch

Despite their importance during the French Revolution, the Paris middle classes are little known. This book focuses on the family organization and the political role of the Paris commercial middle classes, using as a case study the Faubourg St. Marcel and particularly the parish of St. Medard.

Based on the records of local police officials, this study of pre-Revolutionary Paris reveals a world which was far from anonymous. From the mass of individual disputes and incidents reported, there emerges a picture of a structured, largely self-regulating local community based first and foremost on neighbourhood ties.