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1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
New approaches to European history ; 22
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New approaches to European history ; 22.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: What is the public sphere? -- pt. 1. Politics and the rise of "public opinion": the cases of England and France: Peculiarities of the English -- Opacity and transparency: French political culture in the eighteenth century -- pt. 2. Readers, writers, and spectators: Reading publics: transformations of the literary public sphere -- Writing publics: eighteenth-century authorship -- From courts to consumers: theater publics -- pt. 3. Being sociable: Women in public: Enlightenment salons -- Drinking in public: taverns and coffeehouses -- Freemasonry: toward civil society. |
Summary |
In the New Approaches to European History series, this title provides an inter-disciplinary study of the rise of 'the public' in eighteenth-century Europe. James Melton's lucid and accessible account will be of interest to students of social and political history, literary studies, political theory, and the history of women. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Enlightenment -- Europe.
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Enlightenment. |
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Europe. |
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Europe -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
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Manners and customs. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Europe -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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Intellectual life. |
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Civil society -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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Civil society. |
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History. |
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Printing -- Social aspects -- Europe -- 18th century.
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Printing -- Social aspects. |
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Printing. |
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Europe -- History -- 18th century. |
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Europe -- Civilization -- 18th century. |
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Europe -- Social conditions -- 18th century. |
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 18th century. |
Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Melton, James Van Horn, 1952- Rise of the public in Enlightenment Europe. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521465737 0521469694 (DLC) 2001025456 (OCoLC)46364760 |
ISBN |
0511019076 (electronic book) |
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9780511019074 (electronic book) |
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0511053002 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511053009 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511154216 |
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9780511154218 |
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0511116152 (electronic book) |
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9780511116155 (electronic book) |
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9780521469692 (paperback) |
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0521469694 (paperback) |
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9780521465731 |
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0521465737 |
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9780511819421 (electronic book) |
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0511819420 (electronic book) |
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