Politics and the Rise of the Press: Britain and France 1620-1800

by Bob Harris

Overview

Politics and the Rise of the Press compares the rise of the newspaper press in Britain and France, and assesses how it influenced political life and political culture. From its social, economic and political sources, to its importance for the middling ranks in eighteenth-century British society, and its transformation after the French revolution. This detailed, comparative account, which also contains considerable original research on the early Scottish press, will be of value to all students of French and British history of the period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134806508
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/28/2008
Series:	Historical Connections
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	897 KB

About the Author

Bob Harris

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 News Serials, Newspapers and their Readers in Britain, 1620–1800; Chapter 2 The Press and Politics in Britain; Chapter 3 The Press in Eighteenth-Century France; Chapter 4 The Press, Society and Political Culture;