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

France and Culture

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

Robert Darnton

552 pages paperback 2009

2 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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