The Cultural Uses of Print in Early Modern France

Exploring the transformative role of printing in the ancien regime, this collection of essays by Roger Chartier highlights its profound effects across social classes. The work examines how printed materials influenced behavior and thought, revealing efforts by church and state to regulate public perception. Chartier presents compelling evidence of social control through texts on civility and death, while also discussing cultural phenomena like the evolution of public celebrations and the significance of the 1789 cahiers de doleances.