Description: Credit, Fashion, Sex is a historical account of how, in Old Regime France, credit was both a central part of economic exchange and a crucial concept for explaining dynamics of influence and power in all spheres of life.
Review Quotes: "This is a book teeming with insights about the economy and culture of the Old Regime. The twinning of credit and fashion in Crowston's analysis offers a refreshing new perspective on the history of fashion. . . . This is an important book that many early modern French historians will want to read and debate."--Jennifer M. Jones "H-France, H-Net Reviews"