Mark Traugott's "The French Worker"

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This paper is a critical review of John Traugott's book, "The French Worker". The book is based around translations of workers' autobiographies which span the eighteenth century. Through these, the reader is able to see how dramatically workers lives changed throughout this time. The paper explores the strengths and weaknesses of this impressive work.

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In his book "The French Worker", Mark Traugott draws on translated autobiographies to paint the reader a picture of the realities of life for workers in France during the 1800s. Their writings tell not only of hardships, but also of the joys experienced in their personal and public lives. It is Traugott's intention that such accounts, when set against the turbulent backdrop of nineteenth century France, will provide the reader with a fascinating insight into how people lived during the French Revolution."

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