Lost Illusions : The Politics of Publishing in Nineteenth-Century France.
Haynes, Christine.
Lost Illusions : The Politics of Publishing in Nineteenth-Century France. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (347 pages) - Harvard Historical Studies ; v.167 . - Harvard Historical Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Dawn of the Information Marketplace -- 1 The Birth of the Publisher -- 2 The Battle between Corporatists and Liberals -- 3 Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre and the Publishing Coterie -- 4 The Cercle de la Librairie -- 5 Louis Hachette and the Defense of the Publisher -- 6 The Divorce between State and Market -- Epilogue: The Effects of Liberalization -- Notes -- Index.
Linking the study of business and politics, Haynes reconstructs the passionate and protracted debate over the development of the book trade in nineteenth-century France. In tracing the contest over literary production in France, Haynes emphasizes the role of the Second Empire in enacting--but also in limiting--press freedom and literary property.
9780674053984
Publishers and publishing-Political aspects-France-History-19th century.
Book industries and trade-France-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
Z305
070.50944/09034
Lost Illusions : The Politics of Publishing in Nineteenth-Century France. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (347 pages) - Harvard Historical Studies ; v.167 . - Harvard Historical Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Dawn of the Information Marketplace -- 1 The Birth of the Publisher -- 2 The Battle between Corporatists and Liberals -- 3 Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre and the Publishing Coterie -- 4 The Cercle de la Librairie -- 5 Louis Hachette and the Defense of the Publisher -- 6 The Divorce between State and Market -- Epilogue: The Effects of Liberalization -- Notes -- Index.
Linking the study of business and politics, Haynes reconstructs the passionate and protracted debate over the development of the book trade in nineteenth-century France. In tracing the contest over literary production in France, Haynes emphasizes the role of the Second Empire in enacting--but also in limiting--press freedom and literary property.
9780674053984
Publishers and publishing-Political aspects-France-History-19th century.
Book industries and trade-France-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
Z305
070.50944/09034