Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (born 1929) is a noted French historian whose work is focused upon Languedoc in the ancien regime focusing on the history of the peasantry. He is currently a professor at the Collège de France. He is a noted pioneer in the fields of history from below and microhistory. His most noted work is Montaillou, village occitan, a study of the village of Montiallou in the south of France is the age of the Cathar heresy. He uses the meticulous notes of a member of the inquisition to develop a multi-layered study of life in a small French village over the course of several years.

Works

  • Les Paysans de Languedoc - 1966
  • Histoire du Climat depuis l'An Mil
  • Montaillou, village occitan - 1975
  • Le Territoire, de l'Historien Vol. 1 - 1973
  • Le Territoire, de l'Historien Vol. 2 - 1978
  • Le Carnaval de Romans, 1579-1580 - 1980
  • L'Etat royal - 1987
  • L'Ancien Regime - 1991
  • Le Siècle de Platter - 1995
  • Saint-Simon, le systeme de la Cour - 1997