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1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The French book trade in Englightenment Europe ; I
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French book trade in Englightenment Europe ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume is a ground-breaking contribution to enlightenment studies and the international and cross-cultural history of print. The result of a five year research project, the volume traces the output and dissemination of books and how reading tastes changed in the years 1769-1794. Mapping the book trade of the Société Typographique de Neuchâtel (STN), a Swiss publisher-wholesaler which operated throughout Europe, the authors reconstruct the cosmopolitan elite culture of the later enlightenment, incorporating many engaging case studies. The STN's archives are uniquely rich in both detail and range, and while these archives have long attracted book historians (notably Robert Darnton, a leading scholar of the Enlightenment), existing work is fragmentary and limited in scope. By means of comparative study, the author considers the entire book market across Europe, making local, regional and chronological nuances, based on advanced taxonomies of subject content, author information, markers of illegality and much more. This volume is, in short, the most diverse and detailed study of the late 18th-century book trade yet, while offering fresh insights into the enlightenment."-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. A printing shop across the border -- 2. The myth of the mountain dwellers -- 3. The republic of books -- 4. The storm will pass -- 5. Conclusion: selling enlightenment -- Epilogue: The end of the STN -- Appendix essay: Decoding and coding the French book trade. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Société typographique de Neuchâtel.
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Société typographique de Neuchâtel. |
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Book industries and trade -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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Book industries and trade. |
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Europe. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Books and reading -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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Books and reading. |
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Enlightenment -- Europe.
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Enlightenment. |
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Europe -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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French language -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800. |
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce. |
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Intellectual life. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing -- General. |
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French language. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling -- General. |
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1700-1799 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Selling englightenment |
| Other Form: |
Print version : Curran, Mark (Mark David). Selling englightenment. London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018 9781441178909 (OCoLC)1049316866 |
| ISBN |
9781441184603 (electronic book) |
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1441184600 (electronic book) |
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9781501302497 (online) |
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1501302493 |
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1441111697 |
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9781441111692 |
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1441178902 |
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9781441178909 |
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9781441178909 |
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9781441111692 (PDF) |
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