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The Forbidden Bestsellers of Pre-Revolutionary France
Robert Darnton
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The Forbidden Bestsellers of Pre-Revolutionary France
Robert Darnton
Darnton's book addresses one of the big questions of history - what caused the French Revolution? - through its study of the salacious, seditious and scandalous bestselling books read by the French during the Enlightenment.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 4, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780002556361 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Dimensions | 734 g |
| Language | English |
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