{"product_id":"consumer-magazines-of-the-british-sam-g-riley-9780313285622","title":"Consumer Magazines of the British Isles","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsumer magazines have a long history in the United Kingdom and Ireland beginning in the seventeenth century, and a number of them that date from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are still flourishing. This reference volume offers a representative sample of the current British magazine market, providing detailed profiles of fifty magazines, written mainly by scholars from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and supplementary data on many others. The separately profiled magazines range from the venerable \u003ci\u003eThe Scots Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (1739), \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e (1828), Punch (1841), and \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/i\u003e (1842) to relative newcomers of the 1980s such as \u003ci\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), Q (1986), and \u003ci\u003eHouse Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e (1989). Included are major circulation leaders like \u003ci\u003eRadio Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/i\u003e, prestigious and influential journals like \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, regional magazines like \u003ci\u003eCumbria\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dalesman\u003c\/i\u003e, general interest magazines, and a wide variety of magazines in targeted subject or readership categories, like cars, homes, nature, and sports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach essay consists of a narrative history from the magazine's founding to the present, concluding with information sources and data on periodicity, publishers, locations of the magazines in the United States, editors, title changes, and circulation. Appendixes list the fifty magazines by date of founding and in subject categories; succinct data on 330 additional British consumer magazines appears in a directory. The volume opens with a concise history of British periodicals. Intended specifically for reference use on British journals, this volume will also be useful for research in journalism history and British cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam G. Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313285624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313285622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Sam G. Riley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610985611519,"sku":"9780313285622","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60da5ccd-a86a-42b1-b70a-929f65b9349b.jpg?v=1764510959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/consumer-magazines-of-the-british-sam-g-riley-9780313285622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}