Private Lives and Public Affairs The Causes Clbres of Prerevolutionary France |
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| Author:
| Maza, Sarah |
| Series title: | Studies on the History of Society and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-20163-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95 |
Book Description:
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From 1770 to 1789 a succession of highly publicized cases riveted the attention of the French public. Maza argues that the reporting of these private scandals had a decisive effect on the way in which the French public came to understand public issues in the years before the Revolution.
From 1770 to 1789 a succession of highly publicized cases riveted the attention of the French public. Maza argues that the reporting of these private scandals had a decisive effect on the way in which the French public came to understand public issues in the years before the Revolution.