A History of Private Life Volumes I-V (Used Hardcovers) - Philippe Ariès (Editor), Paul Veyne (Editor)

These five volumes cover the development of the private domain over twenty centuries, with each time and culture imprinting its own definition of "private life." Volumes examine the legal definition of privacy, the relationship between the private domain and the state, and the dialectics of privacy and intimacy. The field of investigations includes the household, family feeling, affective and sexual relationships, and attitudes toward birth and death. Color and black and white illustrations throughout each volume.

Volume I: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
Volume II: Revelations of the Medieval World
Volume III: Passions of the Renaissance
Volume IV: From the Fires of Revolution to the Great War
Volume V: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times

Published 1987-1991, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

7" X 9"

Condition: These books are in Good Condition. The pages are clean and unmarked except for some foxing on the outer edges. The dust covers have light wear on the corners and edges. The exception is Volume I, which has a 2" tear on the back cover.