by Philippe Ariès · ISBN 9782020006484
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«Histoire des populations françaises et de leurs attitudes devant la vie depuis le XVIIIe siècle» is the historical essay by Philippe Ariès.
Philippe Ariès examines France's demographic evolution since the eighteenth century and relates it to changes in collective attitudes towards life, death, and the family. The essay combines population data with a cultural reading that shows how mentalities and social behaviors transform over time.
Work published in 1971 by Éditions du Seuil; 412 pages, in French. Belongs to the Points Histoire collection, no. H3. It is an updated and abridged version of the 1948 edition.
A work of social and demographic history, suitable for students or readers interested in the evolution of mentalities in France.
Philippe Ariès was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. He wrote many books on common daily life. His most prominent works concerned the change in western attitudes towards death.
