Press, Revolution, and Social Identities in France, 1830-1835

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Penn State Press, Nov 1, 2010 - History
 

Contents

Newspapers Journalists and Public Space
23
The Press Liberal Society and Bourgeois Identity
67
Reshaping Journalistic Discourse The Alternative Press in Lyon
105
Echoes of the Working Classes
135
Creating Events Press Banquets and Press Trials in the July Monarchy
167
Textualizing Insurreftion The Press and the Lyon Revolts of 1831 and 1834
193
From Newspapers to Books The Recasting of Revolutionary Narrative
229
Conclusion
263
Sophie Grange Moi and A la Femme
271
The Echo de la fabriques Anniversary Salute to the Victims of the 1831 Workers Insurrection
277
Notes
279
Bibliography
307
Index
321
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