In this Book
- Measures and Men
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library

Measures and Men, considers times and societies in which weighing and measuring were meaningful parts of everyday life and weapons in class struggles.
Originally published in 1986.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents

- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
- pp. vii-viii
- PART ONE
- 7 HOW WAS GRAIN MEASURED?
- pp. 43-70
- 8 HOW WAS BREAD MEASURED?
- pp. 71-78
- 16 THE TENDENCIES TOWARDS STANDARDIZATION
- pp. 114-119
- PART TWO
- PART THREE
- 23 "ONE OF THE BLESSINGS OF THE REVOLUTION"
- pp. 228-264
- PART FOUR
- 24 "FOR ALL PEOPLE, FOR ALL TIME!"
- pp. 267-288
- SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 339-374