4. The Cercle de la Librairie

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: The Dawn of the Information Marketplace 1
6. 1. The Birth of the Publisher 14
7. 2. The Battle between Corporatists and Liberals 48
8. 3. Laurent- Antoine Pagnerre and the Publishing Coterie 92
9. 4. The Cercle de la Librairie 120
10. 5. Louis Hachette and the Defense of the Publisher 154
11. 6. The Divorce between State and Market 187
12. Epilogue: The Effects of Liberalization 232
13. Notes 247
14. Index 317