Professional Men, Professional Women

Maria Malatesta is Professor of Contemporary History at University of Bologna

Introduction: The European Professions between Crisis and Transformation Chapter 1: Legal Professions Chapter 2: Doctors Chapter 3: Engineers Chapter 4: Accountants Chapter 5: Professional Women

Maria Malatesta's sweeping examination of the major free professions in Europe from the end of the Ancient Regime to the beginning of the current millennium represents one of the crowning achievements of the "New Social History." Her book is truly imposing in its scope and in its command of the vast social science and historical scholarship on the subject. She traces the evolution of the legal, medical, engineering, and accounting professions over two centuries from gentlemanly vocations to their contemporary market-driven forms in Germany, France, Italy, and Great Britain. Her book should be an essential reference work for all those interested in the history of professions Anthony L. Cardoza Professor of Modern European History, Loyola University of Chicago