Le siècle de la presse, 1830-1939

the long version

The revolution of 1830, prompted by the defense of freedom of the press at the beginning of the Second World War, during which this freedom will almost disappear, France in a century goes through a complete historical cycle. The rise, the apogee and the decline of the newspapers accompany the different aspects of the French life. At the end of this cycle, French and French, from all backgrounds and ages, from the capital to the departments, have for the first time a mass media cheap and increasingly illustrated. It serves as a mirror, a social and cultural link, an instrument of entertainment, but also sometimes political mobilization and critical reflection. The Century of the Press aims to understand this cultural revolution and mobilizes, for this purpose, all types of history - cultural, social, political, and even technical and economic. The author intends to revive, through this "paper age", the passions, ambitions, dreams or weaknesses of an era. He also revisits the debate over the responsibilities of newspapers, which have not been able to cope with the challenges of a century of crises, the most serious of which was the collapse of 1940.--Google Books.