Using a term actually invented at or near the Revolution, the book makes propaganda into a key element in the rise of Napoleon. With a solid interfacing of cultural and political history, Hanley's novel approach meshes with recent works on the Revolution by Lynn Hunt, Carla Hesse, and others
Notes
Rev. version of the author's thesis: (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-234)