The British Periodical Press and the French Revolution, 1789-99 and French Exile Journalism and European Politics 1792-1814. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review)

Stuart Andrews. The British Periodical Press and the French Revolution, 1789-99. New York: Palgrave. 2000. Pp. xi, 280. $65.00. ISBN. 0-333-73851-9.

Simon Burrows. French Exile Journalism and European Politics 1792-1814. (Royal Historical Society Studies in History.) Rochester, N. Y: Boydell and Brewer. 2000. Pp. xvi, 272. $75.00. ISBN 0-86193-249-8.

These two important works reflected the varied ways in which the press can be scrutinized and employed. They have in common a determination to avoid easy generalities, more specifically the Whiggish teleology that characterizes much ...

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