Revolutionary news : the press in France, 1789-1799 / Jeremy D. Popkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948-

Series:

Bicentennial reflections on the French Revolution.

Bicentennial reflections on the French Revolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--France--History--18th century.

Journalism.

French newspapers--History--18th century.

French newspapers.

Revolutionary literature--Publishing--France--History--18th century.

Revolutionary literature.

Press and politics--France--History--18th century.

Press and politics.

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

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1990.

Summary:

The newspaper press was an essential aspect of the political culture of the French Revolution. Revolutionary News highlights the most significant features of this press in clear and vivid language. It breaks new ground in examining not only the famous journalists but the obscure publishers and the anonymous readers of the Revolutionary newspapers. Popkin examines the way press reporting affected Revolutionary crises and the way in which radical journalists like Marat and the Pere Duchene used their papers to promote democracy.

Contents:

""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Editors' Introduction ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter 1. From the Press of the Old Regime to the Press of the Revolution ""; ""Chapter 2. Writers, Publishers, and Readers: The World of the Press ""; ""Chapter 3. The Journalistic Texts of the Revolution ""; ""Chapter 4. The Press and the Revolution ""; ""Notes ""; ""For Futher Reading ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-209) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822309970

0822309971

9780822397908

0822397900

OCLC:

1139368119