The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon by Robert Darnton

The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon

France and Culture

Robert Darnton

534 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

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Slander has always been a nasty business, Robert Darnton notes, but that is no reason to consider it a topic unworthy of inquiry. By destroying reputations, it has often helped to delegitimize regimes and bring down governments. Nowhere has this b...

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