Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List ofIllustrations ix
4. List ofTables xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 1
7. I. Bread: Demand and Supply
8. I. Breadways 23
9. 2. Bread Making 61
10. 3. Baker Shops and Bread Markets 81
11. 4. The Forain World 116
12. 5. Bread on Credit 137
13. II. Bakers: Social Structure and Life Cycle
14. 6. The Guild 155
15. 7. From Apprentice to Journeyman 192
16. 8. At Work 227
17. 9. The Journeyman's World outside the Shop 250
18. 10. Establishment 271
19. 11. Marriage Strategies and Family Life 302
20. 12. Fortune 337
21. 13. Bakers as Debtors 377
22. 14. Failure 400
23. 15. Reputation 423
24. III. Police ofBread and Bakers
25. 16. Primer to Policing: Figuring Supply and Consumption 439
26. 17. The Police ofBakers 458
27. 18. Setting the Price ofBread 493
28. 19. Policing the Price ofBread, 1725-1780 521
29. Conclusion 567
30. Appendixes 581
31. Notes 591
32. Bibliography 717
33. Index 745