The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism by Wiener, J.

The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230581869)

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The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism by Wiener, J.

The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism

$54.99
The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism by Wiener, J.

The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism

$54.99
Format: Hardcover
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The first book to compare and contrast the rise of mass circulation press in Britain and America. It provides insights into the origins of tabloid journalism and explores a range of cross-cultural and literary issues, tracing the history of key newspapers and the careers of influential journalists such as Bennett, Russell, Harmsworth and Pulitzer.

Author: J. Wiener
ISBN-10: 0230581862
ISBN-13: 9780230581869
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2011
Pages: 253
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d

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Choice 04/01/2012
By J. Wiener
By J. Wiener
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JOEL H. WIENER is Professor Emeritus of History at the City University of New York, USA. He has published and edited many books and articles on British press history and aspects of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century British History. His books include The War of the Unstamped (1969) and Papers for the Millions: the New Journalism in Britain, 1850s to 1914 (1988). Professor Wiener is also a former president of the Research Society for British Periodicals.

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