Blackmail, Scandal, and Revolution: London's French Libellistes, 1758–1792
Author:   Simon Burrows ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719065279


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
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Author:   Simon Burrows ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780719065279


ISBN 10:   0719065275
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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List of illustrations List of tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Notes on conventions, translations and terminology Prologue Introduction Chapter 1: London’s French libellistes Chapter 2: Peddling libelles Chapter 3: The policing and politics of libelles, 1758-1778 Chapter 4: The policing and politics of libelles, 1778-1792 Chapter 5: The scandalous history of Marie-Antoinette Chapter 6: The corpus of blackmail libelles, 1758-1789 Chapter 7: Discourses of despotism and freedom Conclusion Appendix: The secret dépôt in the Bastille Sources -- .

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This is one of the most important books to be published on the origins of the French Revolution for a generation. William Doyle, University of Bristol


"""This is one of the most important books to be published on the origins of the French Revolution for a generation."" William Doyle, University of Bristol"


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Simon Burrows is Professor of Modern European History at Leeds University

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