News, Newspapers and Society in Early Modern Britain (Paperback)

In early modern Britain, news was transformed from a currency of conversation and social exchange to a potent and lucrative industry, capable of manufacturing public opinion and transforming perceptions of literature, medicine and history. This collection of essays explores the impact of printed periodicals on British culture and society between 1590 and 1800.
Using a variety of methods and disciplines, the contributors present a picture of the emerging periodical press, including discussions of the origins of printed newspapers; the role of manuscript transmission of news; the relationship between newsbooks and the theatre; the use of newspapers by political radicals during the civil wars of the mid-17th century; the role of women in the early periodical press; the emergence of a public sphere of popular political opinion; the use of advertising as a form of communication; the distribution and readership of newspapers in the provinces; ideas of nationhood in the Scottish periodical press; and the role of medical and philosophical journals in promoting medical reform.
This study is a special issue of the journal "Prose Studies."

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	1999
Editors:	Joad Raymond
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-7146-8003-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Publishing industry
LSN:	0-7146-8003-6
Barcode:	9780714680033

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