Some great insights into the sources of our desire(s) for privacy, mixed with more information than I cared to know about sixteenth century France and England, and some completely incorrect observations. I appreciate any scholar's willingness to embrace the utter terribleness of most human behaviors.
The ideas seem a little romantic - complex social things boiled down and packaged a little too neatly around a couple of ideas - but its an interesting read! And there's a new slant on inner/outer lives, privacy and trust that I hadn't thought about before.
Its short and good and there's pictures of keyholes opening each chapter.