| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 272 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The production and distribution of the information press -- The writers, self-presentation, and subjectivity -- Reading together, book references and reading practices -- Popular science and public participation -- Agricultural reform and local innovation -- Bienfaisance, fellow-feeling, and the public good -- Communicating the revolution |
| Summary |
"In the letters to the editor published in French newspapers from 1770 to 1791, thousands of writers received and responded to prevailing ideas of their day. This book situates overlooked voices at the center of the Enlightenment, shedding light on the social and material contexts in which knowledge was produced"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
affiches, pre-revolutionary press, revolutionary press, letters to the editor, Knowledge production |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Letters to the editor -- France -- History -- 18th century
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Mass media and public opinion -- France -- History -- 18th century
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Biography & Autobiography.
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Intellectual life
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Authorship.
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Letters to the editor
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Mass media and public opinion
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Social Science / Media Studies.
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Social conditions
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France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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France -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
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France
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020031942 |
| ISBN |
1501753576 |
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1501753584 |
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9781501753572 |
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9781501753589 |
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