Main entry:

Blanning, T. C. W.

Title & Author:

The culture of power and the power of culture : old regime Europe, 1660-1789 / T.C.W. Blanning.

Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Description:

xiii, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Restrictions:

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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-462) and index.
Introduction: The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture -- pt. I. Representational Culture. 1. Louis XIV and Versailles. 2. The Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy. 3. The status of the artist -- pt. II. The Rise of the Public Sphere. 4. Communications. 5. Markets -- pt. III. Revolution. 6. The rise of the nation. 7. The British way. 8. The cultural origins of the French Revolution. 9. Conclusion: The power of culture.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"In this new account of Old Regime Europe, T.C.W. Blanning explores the cultural revolution which transformed eighteenth-century Europe. During this period the court culture exemplified by Louis XIV's Versailles was pushed from the centre to the margins by the emergence of a new kind of space - the public sphere. The author shows how many of the world's most important cultural institutions developed in this space: the periodical, the newspaper, the novel, the lending library, the coffee house, the voluntary association, the journalist, and the critic. It was here that public opinion staked its claim to be the ultimate arbiter of culture and politics.
For the established order this new force was to prove both a challenge and an opportunity and the author's comparative study of power and culture shows how regimes sought to keep their balance as the ground moved beneath their feet. In the process he explains, among other things, why Britain won the 'Second Hundred Years War' against France, how Prussia rose to become the dominant power in German-speaking Europe, and why the French monarchy collapsed."--Cover.

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ISBN:

0198227450
9780198227458
9780199265619
0199265615

Subject:

Europa
Books and reading Europe History 18th century.
Philosophy, Modern 18th century.
Enlightenment Europe.
Culture diffusion Europe History 18th century.
Enlightenment Europe 18th century.
Livres et lecture Europe Histoire 18e siècle.
Philosophie 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières Europe 18e siècle.
Diffusion culturelle Europe Histoire 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières Europe.
Books and reading
Culture diffusion
Enlightenment
Intellectual life
Manners and customs
Philosophy, Modern
Politics and government
Kultur
Macht
Politieke cultuur.
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Ancien Régime.
Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
Europe Intellectual life 18th century.
Europe Politics and government 18th century.
Europe Social life and customs 18th century.
Europe Vie intellectuelle 18e siècle.
Europe Politique et gouvernement 18e siècle.
Europe Mœurs et coutumes 18e siècle.
Europe

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221894
Call No.: CB411 .B5 2002
Status: Available

Location: Library main 221893
Call No.: CB411 .B5 2002
Status: Available