Publication of a book co-authored by Nathalie Montel: "Urban history put to the test by city plants"
Isabelle Backouche and Nathalie Montel – published in 2023 (in print in 2024).
"What if we listened seriously to what ordinary city dwellers have to say? This is the approach taken in this issue, which focuses on a collection of written complaints that have the city as their setting but also as their subject. What do these quiet protests tell us? To what extent do they inform us about the fabric of the city? These unusual sources, which are valuable material for historians, provide valuable and unique insights into the social and material transformations of urban environments. This is demonstrated by each of the studies brought together here."