Tracing the Shadow of Secrecy and Government Transparency in Eighteenth-Century France

by Nicole Bauer

Book Overview

This book traces changing attitudes towards secrecy in eighteenth-century France, and explores the cultural origins of ideas surrounding government transparency. The idea of keeping secrets, both on the part of individuals and on the part of governments, came to be viewed with more suspicion as the century progressed. By the eve of the French Revolution, writers voicing concerns about corruption saw secrecy as part and parcel of despotism, and this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031122380
• ISBN13: 9783031122385
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"