| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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PDF |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Letters to the editor -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Letters to the editor. |
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Mass media and public opinion -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Mass media and public opinion. |
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France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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France -- Social conditions -- 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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Social conditions. |
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Social Science -- Media Studies. |
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HISTORY / Europe / France. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Indexed Term |
affiches, pre-revolutionary press, revolutionary press, letters to the editor, Knowledge production. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bond, Elizabeth Andrews. Writing public. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501753565 (DLC) 2020031941 (OCoLC)1151807016 |
| ISBN |
9781501753589 (pdf) |
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1501753584 (pdf) |
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9781501753572 (epub) |
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1501753576 (epub) |
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9781501753565 (paperback) |
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1501753568 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9781501753589 |
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