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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813227903321

Autore

Walton G. Charles (George Charles), <1966->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-771537-0

0-19-045128-9

1-281-98710-7

9786611987107

0-19-971001-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online.

Disciplina

303.3/76094409033

Soggetti

Freedom of speech - France - History

Censorship - France - History

Civil rights - France - History - 18th century

France History Revolution, 1789-1799

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-315) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.