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Robert Darnton, "Pirating and Publishing: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment" (Oxford UP, 2021)

New Books in Economic and Business History

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Exploring Public Consciousness in Revolutionary France

This chapter discusses a book project centered on the French Revolution, highlighting the shift in public mentality from 1749 to 1789. The speaker emphasizes the significance of contextualizing historical events within the attitudes of the time, building on insights from their previous work in the book trade during the Enlightenment.

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