HIST 2P92 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Jean-Paul Marat, Perjury
25 Jan 2017
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Chapter 5 between hope and fear: rumor in revolution. Rumours both true and false pulsated through france. Rumours seen in the old regime, became more political during the revolution. Rumours were heightened by the fear of counterrevolutionary conspiracies: the dialects of denunciation. Denunciation promoted by patriot elite as a way to preserved the revolution. Jean paul marat the people friend one of the major proponents of this idea. In journalism and print denunciation became the norm. Many popular clubs and societies included in its membership a commitment of its members to surveil and denounce counterrevolutionaries. Any one of any classes could be accused of being enemies of the revolution. July 28 1789 national assembly created a special committee to investigate suspicions and accusation of counterrevolutionary activities. Suspicions ran high even judges of the committee could be accused: conspiracy obsessions. Conspiracy like rumours were not a new phenomenon, they were also seen in the old regime.
