this volume 2 of the history of the Carmel de Pontoise (1792-1960) is also an initial approach to the history of the French Carmel, due to its profile and its practical involvement in the reconstruction of the carmels after the Revolution and then in the expansion of this Order into and outside France. It places particular emphasis on cultural issues by intersecting historical, sociological and anthropological approaches (daily life, male/female life, world/fence, etc.).