This is the first book to survey the experience of servants in rural Europe from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Live-in servants were a distinctive el

This book explores servants in husbandry and considers the wider historiographical implications.

First comparative study of landless households brings out their major role in European history and society.

"A compassionate and discerning exploration of the complex relationship between the server, the served, and the world they lived in, Servants opens a window ont

Marriage today is our prime social and legal institution. Historically, it was also the principal economic institution. This collection of essays offers a wealt