Newspapers and English Society 1695-1855

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-582-31217-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

Reihe: Themes In British Social History

This lively new study covers the dramatic expansion of the press from the seventeenth century to the mid nineteenth century. Hannah Barker explores the factors behind the rise of newspapers to a major force helping to reflect and shape public opinion and altering the way in which politics operated at every level of English life. Newspapers, Politics and English Society 1695-1855 provides a unique insight into the political and social history of eighteenth and nineteenth century England as well as an important study of the history of the media.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barker, Hannah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Hannah Barker; Part 1 The Development of the Newspaper Press, Hannah Barker; Chapter 1 Newspapers and Public Opinion, Hannah Barker; Chapter 2 The Growth of Newspapers, Hannah Barker; Chapter 3 Newspaper Readers, Hannah Barker; Chapter 4 Politicians and the Press, Hannah Barker; Chapter 5 Newspaper Management and Editorial Strategies, Hannah Barker; Part 2 Newspapers and Politics, Hannah Barker; Chapter 6 1695–1759, Hannah Barker; Chapter 7 1760–1786, Hannah Barker; Chapter 8 1787–1814, Hannah Barker; Chapter 9 1815–1855, Hannah Barker; Chapter 102 Conclusion, Hannah Barker;

Über Autor(innen)

Hannah Barker