Close mobile search navigation article navigation volume 117. The culture of power and the power of culture old regime europe 1660 1789 by tcw blanning oxford university press 479 pp gbp25 isbn 0 19 822745 0 many if not most of the cultural phenomena of the modern world derive from the long eighteenth century claims tim blanning in his vigorously argued crisp lively and coat trailing study the periodical the newspaper the novel . This book is an account of old regime europe that explores the cultural revolution that transformed 18th century europe during this period the court culture exemplified by louis xivs versailles was pushed from the centre to the margins by the emergence of a new kind of space the public sphere the book shows how many of the worlds most important cultural institutions developed in . In this fascinating new account of old regime europe t c w blanning explores the cultural revolution which transformed eighteenth century europe during this period the court culture exemplified by louis xivs versailles was pushed from the centre to the margins by the emergence of a new kind of space the public sphere the author shows how many of the worlds most important cultural . 1university of stirling close mobile search navigation article navigation