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

• Autore: Walton G. Charles (George Charles), <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (349 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.3/76094409033
• Soggetto topico: Freedom of speech - France - History; Censorship - France - History; Civil rights - France - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: France History Revolution, 1789-1799
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Policing public opinion in the French Revolution
• ISBN: 0-19-771537-0; 0-19-045128-9; 1-281-98710-7; 9786611987107; 0-19-971001-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813227903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.