Natalie Zemon Davis
Davis pioneered a cultural history enriched by anthropological perspectives and attentive to the voices of ordinary people, especially women. The Return of Martin Guerre is her most widely read work.
Works
- The Return of Martin GuerreMicrohistory of sixteenth-century French peasant who returns after years missing
- The Gift in Sixteenth-Century FranceHistory of gift-giving practices and reciprocal obligation in early modern France
- Society and Culture in Early Modern FranceEssays examining society, culture, and ideology in early modern period
- Women on the MarginsBiographies of three exceptional women navigating marginality in early modern era
- Trickster TravelsHistorical narrative of North African trickster in sixteenth-century Mediterranean world