The Satiric Decade : Satire and the Rise of Republican Political Culture in France, 1830-1840


Amy Weise. Forbes
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Lanham : : Lexington Books, , 2009.
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1 online resource (325 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Conspiracy; Chapter 2: Legality; Chapter 3: Fraud; Chapter 4: Imposture; Chapter 5: Charivari; Chapter 6: Absurdity; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. - The Satiric Decade analyzes the impact on republicanism of French political satire in newspapers, theaters, street behavior, and even the academy in the 1830s. Author Amy Wiese Forbes argues that satire gave rise to the critical spirit and republicanism that erupted in the 1848 Revolution and that propelled the process by which France evolved from an absolutist monarchy to a liberal and democratic polity in the 1870s.
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9780739129456 (cased)

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