Jacques Necker (and public opinion) [ Politics / Publicity ]
… Gallica BnF, 1789. Abstract Jacques Necker, finance minister of France under the Old Regime (1777-1781) and then the revolution (1788-1790), was known for much more than his keen ability to mobilise credit. Thought to be an unwavering … opinion to show how the revolution ultimately shifted the terms of public opinion as a form of political sociability in French politics. People > Politics Concepts > Publicity Keywords Censorship Finance French Revolution Public sphere Third Estate Jacques Necker, a protestant banker from the city-state of Geneva, was best …
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