AbstractsHistory

The early days of the French Revolution witnessed a sudden expansion of the popular press under conditions of complete freedom, and as national issues and party controversies developed, newspapers took up the cudgel of partisan strife. Mirabeau, Brissot, and Condorcet brought politics and journalism into the closest union. By October, 1789, three political groups clearly stood out in the National Assembly: the aristocrats, the moderates or "monarchiens", and the so-called patriots. [...]