The devil in the holy water or the art of slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon

Interlocking libels. The armor-plated gazetteer -- The devil in the holy water -- The Parisian police unveiled -- The secret life of Pierre Manuel -- The end of the line -- Politics and police work. Slander and politics -- The book police at work -- A double agent and his authors -- Secret missions...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Darnton, Robert 1939- (Auteur)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010
Titres liés à la collection:Material texts
Sujets:French literature Underground literature Libel and slander in literature Libel and slander Authors and publishers Publishers and publishing Law and literature Literature and society Französisch Literatur plus... Verleumdung Üble Nachrede Geschichte 1660-1800
Description matérielle:VIII, 534 S.