Lost illusions
Subtitle: the politics of publishing in nineteenth-century France
By: Christine Haynes.
Series: Harvard historical studies -- 167
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780674035768
Subjects: Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects -- France -- History -- 19th century; Book industries and trade -- France -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the dawn of the information marketplace; title: The birth of the publisher; title: The battle between corporatists and liberals; title: Laurent-Antoine Pagnerre and the publishing coterie; title: The Cercle de la librairie; title: Louis Hachette and the defense of the publisher; title: The divorce between state and market; title: Epilogue : the effects of liberalization.