Policing public opinion in the French Revolution : the culture of calumny and the problem of free speech / Charles Walton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walton, Charles, professor of history, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--France--History.

Freedom of speech.

Censorship--France--History.

Censorship.

Civil rights--France--History--18th century.

Civil rights.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work offers a different explanation of the origins of the 'Terror' phase of the French Revolution. It looks at the problems and pitfalls new democratic regimes face with free speech while trying to establish legitimacy.

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: The Old Regime; ONE: Policing in the Old Regime; TWO: The Culture of Calumny and Honor; THREE: Imagining Press Freedom and Limits in the Enlightenment; FOUR: From the Cahiers de doléances to the Declaration of Rights; Part II: The French Revolution; FIVE: From Lèse-Nation to the Law of Suspects: Legislating Limits; SIX: Oaths, Honor, and the Sacred Foundations of Authority; SEVEN: From Local Repression to High Justice: Limits in Action; EIGHT: Policing the Moral Limits: Public Spirit, Surveillance, and the Remaking of Mœurs; Conclusion

NotesWorks Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771537-0

0-19-045128-9

1-281-98710-7

9786611987107

0-19-971001-5

OCLC:

437094034