Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820
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This collection of essays covers a particularly turbulent and important period in European and American history. As a vital component of print and political culture, newspapers feature prominently in many accounts of social and political change between 1750 and 1850. Yet despite the influence attributed to the newspaper press (by historians and contemporaries), not enough is known about the press itself, particularly in terms of national comparison. This collection aims to fill this gap in our knowledge by examining the press of several European countries and of North America.
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Newspapers are a vital component of print and political cultures, and as such they informed as well as documented the social and political upheavals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, despite the huge influence attributed to them by both contemporary observers and historians, our knowledge of the nature and function of the newspaper press itself remains scant. Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, c. 1760-1820 aims to fill this gap by examining aspects of the press in several European countries and America, both individually and comparatively, during this particularly turbulent and important period. Contributors explore the relationship between newspapers and social change, specifically in the context of the part played by the press in the political upheavals of the time. The collection examines the relationship between newspapers and public opinion, and attempts to define their place in the emergence of a 'public sphere'.
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Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820
Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820,Hannah Barker,Simon Burrows,Cambridge University Press,0521662079,18th century,19th century,Europe,Europe - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Journalism,Politics and government,Press and politics,Renaissance,History / Europe / General,Media studies,Modern period, c 1500 onwards,North America,Press and politics--Europe--History--18th century,World history: c 1750 to c 1900,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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