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Author:

Bond, Elizabeth Andrews, author.

Title:

The writing public : participatory knowledge production in enlightenment and revolutionary France / Elizabeth Andrews Bond.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Letters to the editor--France--History--18th century.
Mass media and public opinion--France--History--18th century.
France--Intellectual life--18th century.
France--Social conditions--18th century.
Intellectual life.
Letters to the editor.
Mass media and public opinion.
Social conditions.
France.
1700-1799
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The production and distribution of the information press -- The writers, self-presentation, and subjectivity -- Reading together, book references and reading practices -- Popular science and public participation -- Agricultural reform and local innovation -- Bienfaisance, fellow-feeling, and the public good -- Communicating the revolution.

Summary:

"In the letters to the editor published in French newspapers from 1770 to 1791, thousands of writers received and responded to prevailing ideas of their day. This book situates overlooked voices at the center of the Enlightenment, shedding light on the social and material contexts in which knowledge was produced"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1501753568
9781501753565

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1151807016

LCCN:

2020031941

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)