The Edinburgh History of the British and Irish Press Volume 2David FinkelsteinLabel: Edinburgh University PressDescription: A thorough account of newspaper and periodical press history in Britain and Ireland from 1800–1900Provides a comprehensive history of the British and Irish Press from 1800-1900 reflected upon in 60 substantive chapters and focused case studiesSets out to capture the cross-regional and transnational dimension of press history in nineteenth-century Britain and IrelandOffers unique and important reassessments of nineteenth-century British and Irish press and periodical media within social cultural technological economic and historical contextsThis is a unique collection of essays examining nineteenth-century British and Irish newspaper and periodical history during a key period of change and development. It covers an important point of expansion in periodical and press history across the four nations of Great Britain (England Ireland Scotland and Wales) concentrating on cross-border and transnational comparisons and contrasts in nineteenth-century print communication.Designed to provide readers with a clear understanding of the current state of research in the field in addition to an extensive introduction it includes forty newly commissioned chapters and case studies exploring a full range of press activity and press genres during this intense period of change. Along with keystone chapters on the economics of the press and periodicals production processes readership and distribution networks and legal frameworks under which the press operated the book examines a wide range of areas from religious literary political and medical press genres to analyses of overseas and émigré press and emerging developments in children’s and women’s press.
