Books Make the World Go 'Round: The Illegal Book Trade that Started the French Revolution

Authors

Natalie Burda, Illinois Wesleyan University

Abstract

This article discusses a book written by Robert Darnton on the subject of illegal books in the time of the French Revolution. It also discusses the illegal book trade itself, and perhaps that some of the criticism of Darnton may be because his book shakes the preconceived notions about how the French Revolution started.

Recommended Citation

Burda, Natalie (2004) "Books Make the World Go 'Round: The Illegal Book Trade that Started the French Revolution," Constructing the Past: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/constructing/vol5/iss1/8