Skip to main content
    • by 
    •   2  
      History of AnimalsChasse
Si des « plantes nouvelles » comme le maïs ou la pomme de terre ont déjà retenu l'attention des historiens, il n'en n'est pas de même pour le sarrasin ou « blé noir ». On admet pourtant qu'il a contribué à atténuer les crises de... more
    • by  and +1
    • by 
For a long time, the wolf danger came from rabid animals, as well as predatory ones. During more distant periods, there were undoubtedly more humans devoured by predatory wolves than bitten by rabid ones. “Crisis periods” can be... more
    • by 
    • by 
In a context of stark opposition between supporters and opponents to the wolf, the extent to which this particular predator is dangerous for humans is still an open question. What lies beneath the negative perception of the wolf? What... more
    • by 
    •   46  
      Modern HistoryEconomic HistoryRural SociologyFrench History
To which social status can rural elites aspire under the Old Regime in the avant-garde sector of agricultural capitalism ? How did they evolve ? What was their role in the transformation of agriculture ? This work chooses as its field of... more
    • by 
    •   45  
      HistoryCultural HistoryEconomic HistoryRural Sociology
From the Year One Thousand to the XIXth century, there was indeed no revolutionary process in the countryside, but rather a discontinuous, uneven and variegated dynamism. This work focusses on the factors and the results of these... more
    • by 
    •   24  
      HistoryModern HistoryEconomic HistorySocial Change
Since Solon’s Laws in the 6th century BC, societies have developed specific regulations to contain, hunt down, then eradicate wolves. In order to protect themselves, the public authorities have used an unequalled repressive arsenal. They... more
    • by 
    •   31  
      HistoryAncient HistoryCultural HistoryEconomic History
The dangerosity of wolves for human beings is a staple of old tales such as Little Red Riding Hood or Tom Thumbs. Is it a historical reality, though? And if yes, what was the impact on our ancestors? The perception of the wolf, long... more
    • by 
    •   35  
      HistoryModern HistoryEconomic HistorySociology
Postface to Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Les Paysans français d’Ancien Régime, Paris, Le Seuil, coll. L’Univers historique, 2015, p. 233-246.
    • by 
    •   11  
      HistoryModern HistoryEarly Modern HistoryHistoriography
First national overview with cartography, also with rich iconography, a large bibliography and several reference indexes (towns and family names). ISBN : 978-2356530677[http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00861308].
    • by 
    •   22  
      Modern HistoryCultural HistoryHistorical GeographyFrench History
The general presence of the wolf in France reflects on yet few cases of attacks on humans. The entire territory is concerned (apart from Corsica, where the animal has never set foot, Aude and Landes, departments where our information is... more
    • by 
    •   11  
      GeographyHuman GeographyHistorical GeographyRural History
Five peasant experiences. Five trajectories followed over five generations, each with its particularities, but also with astonishing similarities. Be it the Virely family in Burgundy, the Bourrut Lacouture family in Angoumois, the... more
    • by 
    •   38  
      HistorySociologyRural SociologyHistorical Sociology
Since their return to France in 1992, wolves have been a constant source of intense and contradictory debates. Twenty years on, this work is the result of an unprecedented symposium between stakeholders and researchers. It combines an... more
    • by 
    •   30  
      HistoryEuropean HistoryCultural HistoryHuman-Animal Relations
First national study on these tragic incidents in a historical framework. At the time of the Enlightenment, one of the most remote areas of France was caught up in a traumatic situation which lasted for three years and caused feelings to... more
    • by 
    •   18  
      Modern HistoryCultural HistoryEconomic HistoryEarly Modern History
Agricultural Practices from the 13th to the 20th Century
ISBN : 978-2-953-752007 [http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00540379] (with Philippe Madeline and Jean-Paul Bourdon)
    • by 
    •   2  
      Rural HistoryPeasant History
Lejos de estar descalificada por la pequeña explotación, la gran explotación agrícola representa no la única vía sino una de las vías privilegiada del progreso agrícola, por lo menos mientras el modelo productivista tuvo viento en popa.... more
    • by 
    •   9  
      Modern HistoryPeasant StudiesRural HistoryAgricultural Economics
Immobiles, les paysans, rétifs au changement ? Subissant sans réagir la domination des seigneurs et des villes ? Bien sûr que non, raconte ici Jean-Marc Moriceau. Acteurs essentiels des révolutions techniques, prompts à se révolter... more
    • by 
    •   7  
      Peasant StudiesRural HistoryAgricultureSocial History
The wolf long posed a threat to human beings in part because wild carnivorous animals propagated a lethal disease which had no known treatment until 1885. Indeed this particular carnivorous animal has long been a dangerous rabies vector,... more
    • by 
    •   9  
      Wilderness (Environment)History of MedicineRural HistorySocial History