Robert Mandrou

Robert Mandrou is a Historien French, born in 1921 and deceased in 1984, specialist in the French history at the time modern, disciple of Lucien Febvre, secretary of the review Annales, Économies, Sociétés, Civilizations , of 1954 with 1962 and initiator, with Georges Duby, of the Histoire of mentalities.

Biography

Robert Mandrou is received 3rd with the aggregation of 1950, where it is located by Fernand Braudel, president of the jury, which presents it to Lucien Febvre. The two men work together until the death of Febvre in 1956.

In 1961, Mandrou publishes a Introduction to modern France (1500-1640) , subtitled Essai of psychological history . Braudel is irritated by it because it estimates that paternity in cost at Febvre and pushes Mandrou to give up the secretariat of Annales. Economies, companies, civilizations {to see the texts of presentation of the new edition of " the Introduction to Modern France " , of 1998)

Mandrou, in favor of a broad definition of the notion of “mentalities”, devotes chapters on the reports/ratios to space, times, the natural environments or to the various modes of escape. Robert Mandrou publishes also important works of synthesis on France of the XVII E century like " Louis XIV in his temps" . It is also interested in the forms of governments and companies in Germany and England. These comparative studies with France are in " Europe absolutiste" It is with the Sorcellerie that it devotes its thesis, constant and published in 1968: a historical Analysis of psychology: relations between magistrates and wizard in France, at the 17th century . While continuing to direct a seminar with the E.H.E.S.S., it becomes in 1968 Professor at the University of Paris X Nanterre It trains many disciples and historians there (see the Mixtures Robert Mandrou published after its death). In 1977, it founds the French Historical mission in Germany, based in Gottingen. The Mission received its personal library. It allots a " Stock Exchange Robert Mandrou" , intended for doctorands.

Works of Robert Mandrou

History of French civilization (2 vol. in collaboration with Georges Duby), Paris, Armand Colin, 1958, 3rd ED., 1964.
Introduction to modern France. Historical test of psychology , Paris, Albin Michel, 1961; 2nd ED. 1974. New edition 1998.
Of the popular culture in France with XVIIe and XVIIIe centuries , Paris, Stock, 1964.
Classes and class struggles in France of the 17th century , Florence, of Anna, 1965.
France of XVIe and XVIIe centuries , Paris, New PUF, coll Clio, 1967, Nlle edition, by Monique Cottret, 1987 and 1996.
Magistrates and wizard in France at the 17th century , Paris, Plon, 1968 (thesis of doctorate).
Fugger, landowners in Souabe (fine of the 16th century) , Paris, Plon, 1969.
Louis XIV in his time , Paris, PUF, 1973.
Of humanistic with the scientists , Paris, Threshold, 1973.
Introduction to modern France 1500-1640 , Paris, 1974.
Possession and sorcery in France at the 17th century , Paris, 1979.
Europe absolutist. Reason and reason of State (1649-1775) , Paris, Beech, 1977, rééd. 1995. ISBN 2213004218

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