ISBN:
9780199710010
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0199710015
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiii, 334 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Policing public opinion in the French Revolution
DDC:
303.376094409033
Keywords:
Freedom of speech History
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France
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Censorship History
;
France
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Civil rights History
;
18th century
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France
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Civil rights History 18th century
;
Freedom of speech History
;
Censorship History
;
Freedom of speech History
;
Civil rights History 18th century
;
Censorship History
;
Zensur
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Französische Revolution
;
Redefreiheit
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Meinungsfreiheit ; Frankreich ; Geschichte 18. Jh
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Öffentliche Meinung ; Frankreich ; Geschichte 18. Jh
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Meinungsfreiheit ; Französische Revolution
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Öffentliche Meinung ; Französische Revolution
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Französische Revolution ; Öffentliche Meinung
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Französische Revolution ; Meinungsfreiheit
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Französische Revolution ; Terrorismus
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Liberté de parole ; France ; Histoire
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Censure ; France ; Histoire
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Droits ; France ; 18e siècle
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Civil rights
;
Freedom of speech
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
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History
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Censorship
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France History
;
Revolution, 1789-1799
;
France
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France History Revolution, 1789-1799
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France History Revolution, 1789-1799
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France ; 1789-1799 (Révolution)
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France
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Electronic book
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, French revolutionaries proclaimed the freedom of speech, religion, and opinion. Censorship was abolished, and much like the early American Republic, France appeared to be on a path towards freedom, tolerance, and pluralism. Four years later, however, the country slid into a period of political terror. Thousands were indicted for speech crimes, many of whom were guillotined. The revolutionary government also set out to morally regenerate society, monitoring and engineering public opinion in ways scholars have characterized as t
Abstract:
pt. 1. --Policing in the Old Regime --The culture of calumny and honor --Imagining press freedom and limits in the Enlightenment --From the Cahiers de doléances to the Declaration of Rights --pt. 2.The French Revolution --From Lèse-Nation to the law of suspects : legislating limits --Oaths, honor, and the sacred foundations of authority --From local repression to high justice : limits in action --Policing the moral limits : public spirit, surveillance, and the remaking of Mœurs.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-315) and index. - Description based on print version record
