This first study of the post-Revolutionary French �migr� press in London discusses the exiles' ideologies and activities and their effect on British and French foreign policy. Between 1792 and 1814 London was home to a flourishing French �migr� newspaper and periodical press that served both an exile audience and a Europe-wide French-speaking elite. The experienced journalists who had fled the revolution and staffed the press are revealed as professional activists engaged in an international ideological struggle; ...
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This first study of the post-Revolutionary French �migr� press in London discusses the exiles' ideologies and activities and their effect on British and French foreign policy. Between 1792 and 1814 London was home to a flourishing French �migr� newspaper and periodical press that served both an exile audience and a Europe-wide French-speaking elite. The experienced journalists who had fled the revolution and staffed the press are revealed as professional activists engaged in an international ideological struggle; their successful counter-revolutionary propaganda affected French foreign policy, while their relationship with theirBritish government patrons remained remarkably independent. The evolving counter-revolutionary ideology of the �migr� press was highly influential in driving events in Europe, both clandestinely and more openly; only with the accession of Bonaparte in 1799, and the return of many of the exiles to France, did �migr� propaganda crystallise into a reactionary anti-Bonaparte press and an ideological framework for Bourbonism. SIMON BURROWS isa lecturer in the School of History at the University of Leeds.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9780861932498.