Prelude to Power Censer, Jack Richard
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PRELUDE TO POWER
Jack Richard Censer
.RELUDE TO POWER THE PARISIAN RADICAL PRESS 1789-1791
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Contents
Preface XI l. Introduction: The Problem Defined 2. The Papers and the Journalists 13 3. The Ideology of Popular Sovereignty 37 4. The Range of Reporting: The Treatment of Events in the Radical Press 73 5. The Treatment of Individuals and Institutions in the Radical Press 92 6. Conclusion 124 Appendixes A. Methodology: An Examination of Events in the Radical Press 132 B. Tables: Events in the Radical Press 136 C. Articles for Week of August 10-16, 1790 140 D. The Paris Municipality, Bailly, Lafayette, the King, and the National Assembly in the Radical Press 144 E. Titles and Dates of Appearance of the Different Versions of the Mercure National 145 No�s 147 Vlll CONTENTS
Selected Bibliography 169 Index 179
FIGURES
1.1 Papers Published in Paris, 1789-91 (By Month) IO 1.2 Duration of Six Radical Newspapers, I 789-92 12 4.1 Pattern of Interest of the Journals A. Percentage of Newsprint Devoted to Legally Constituted Bodies 82 B. Percentage of Newsprint Devoted to Informal Political Groups 82 C. Percentage of Newsprint Devoted to Selected Activities 82 4.2 Attention of Journalists (Percentage of Newsprint Devoted to Selected Activities and Sources) 83 4.3 Coverage of "Dominant" Events 89 5.1 The Paris Municipality in the Radical Press 109 5.2 Mayor S. Bailly in the Radical Press 109 5.3 Lafayette in the Radical Press 110 5.4 The Monarch in the Radical Press 112 5.5 The National Assembly in the Radical Press 116 5.6 Percentage of Radical Newspapers Praising, Wavering, or