Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Maps vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations and Note on Translations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Scenes and Seeing from the Outside: Toward 1848 17
8. 2. Early Constructions of Compagnonnage 48
9. 3. Becoming and Being a Compagnon in a Corporate World 79
10. 4. Independent and Organized in the Old Regime 109
11. 5. Eighteenth-Century Rituals of Daily Life 148
12. 6. From Revolution to Restoration 194
13. 7. Reconstructing Brotherhoods 230
14. 8. The Mythic Past and Present 273
15. 9. Epilogue and Conclusion 317
16. Appendixes 337
17. Bibliography of Primary Sources 343
18. Index 349