The common light of the universe: typography, publicity and opinion in Early Modern Portugal. The case of the acclamation of John IV in Barcelos (1640-1642)
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https://doi.org/10.22264/clio.issn2525-5649.2018.36.2.07Keywords:
Publicity, Public opinion, Popular politics, Portuguese restorationAbstract
This article analyses the relationship between publicity, politics and common opinion in seventeenth-century Portugal. The case of the acclamation of John IV in Barcelos serves to illustrate the political implications of what we call the “dematerialization” of the public during the Early Modern Period.
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