The invention of free press : writers and censorship in eighteenth century Europe /: writers and censorship in eighteenth century Europe. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edoardo Tortarolo.
• Authors: Tortarolo, Edoardo, 1956-
• Contents: Was control of the press inevitable? -- The English paradigm -- The functional ambiguity of censorship and the French Enlightenment -- The Royal censors as guarantors of freedom of the press -- Equivocations and new meanings.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer Science and Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 199 pages)
• Subjects: 363.31; History; Freedom of the press -- Europe -- 18th century; Censorship -- Europe -- 18th century; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Censorship; Freedom of the press; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Publishing; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Publishing industry & book trade; Ethics & moral philosophy; Printing; Ethics; History -- General; History; Europe; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401773461; 9401773467
• Related ISBNs: 9789401773454
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.