{"product_id":"writing-public-elizabeth-andrews-bond-9781501753565","title":"Writing Public: Participatory Knowledge Production in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the reading and writing habits of citizens leading up to the French Revolution, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing Public\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a compelling addition to the long-running debate about the link between the Enlightenment and the political struggle that followed.\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Andrews Bond scoured France's local newspapers spanning the two decades prior to the Revolution as well as its first three years, shining a light on the letters to the editor. A form of early social media, these letters constituted a lively and ongoing conversation among readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBond takes us beyond the glamorous salons of the intelligentsia into the everyday worlds of the craftsmen, clergy, farmers, and women who composed these letters. As a result, we get a fascinating glimpse into who participated in public discourse, what they most wanted to discuss, and how they shaped a climate of opinion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing Public\u003c\/i\u003e offers a novel examination of how French citizens used the information press to form norms of civic discourse and shape the experience of revolution. The result is a nuanced analysis of knowledge production during the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to generous funding from The Ohio State University Libraries and its participation in TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes, available on the Cornell University Press website and other Open Access repositories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Andrews Bond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501753568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501753565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Andrews Bond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995294007551,"sku":"9781501753565","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ccdb19d-f38b-48a5-afb1-c4e22a075b03.jpg?v=1683334993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-public-elizabeth-andrews-bond-9781501753565","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}