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

In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, French revolutionaries proclaimed the freedom of speech, religion, and opinion. Censorship was abolished, and much like the early American Republic, France appeared to be on a path towards freedom, tolerance, and pluralism. Four yea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walton, Charles, professor of history
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Temas:
1700-1799
Freedom of speech > France > History.
Censorship > France > History.
Civil rights > France > History > 18th century.
Liberté d'expression > France > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Censorship
Civil rights
Freedom of speech
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
France
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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