Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media

Bell, B. (Ed), Kaul, C. (Ed), Wilkinson, A. S. (Ed)

Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media publishes original, high quality research into the cultures of communication from the middle ages to the present day. The series explores the variety of subjects and disciplinary approaches that characterize this vibrant field of enquiry. The series will help shape current interpretations not only of the media, in all its forms, but also of the powerful relationship between the media and politics, society, and the economy. Advisory Board: Professor Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge), Professor Nicholas Cull (University of Southern California), Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley (Macquarie University), Professor Monica Juneja (Heidelberg University), Professor Tom O’Malley (Aberystwyth University).

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Winston Churchill in the British Media Book

Winston Churchill in the British Media

Ishikawa, H. (2020)

The book explores how Churchill was portrayed in the UK press during the Second World War, comparing his depictions in Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, and provincial English …

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The British Press and the Greek Crisis, 1943–1949 Book

The British Press and the Greek Crisis, 1943–1949

Koutsopanagou, G. (2020)

This book provides the first detailed analysis of how interactions between government policy and Fleet Street affected the political coverage of the Greek civil war, one of the …

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British and American News Maps in the Early Cold War Period, 1945–1955 Book

British and American News Maps in the Early Cold War Period, 1945–1955

Stone, J. P. (2019)

During the early years of the Cold War, England and the United States both found themselves reassessing their relationship with their former ally the Soviet Union, and the status …

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Special Correspondence and the Newspaper Press in Victorian Print Culture, 1850–1886 Book

Special Correspondence and the Newspaper Press in Victorian Print Culture, 1850–1886

Waters, C. (2019)

This book analyses the significance of the special correspondent as a new journalistic role in Victorian print culture, within the context of developments in the periodical press, …

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Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department, 1922—67 Book

Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department, 1922—67

Dibbs, M. (2019)

This book provides a narrative history of the BBC Radio Variety Department exploring, along chronological lines, the workings of, tensions within and the impact of BBC policies on …

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Railway Photographic Advertising in Britain, 1900-1939 Book

Railway Photographic Advertising in Britain, 1900-1939

Medcalf, A. (2018)

This book explores the phenomenal resources dedicated to understanding and encouraging passengers to consume travel from 1900 to 1939, analysing how place and travel were …

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The Business of Satirical Prints in Late-Georgian England Book

The Business of Satirical Prints in Late-Georgian England

Baker, J. (2017)

This book explores English single sheet satirical prints published from 1780-1820, the people who made those prints, and the businesses that sold them. It examines how these …

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Commemoration and Oblivion in Royalist Print Culture, 1658-1667 Book

Commemoration and Oblivion in Royalist Print Culture, 1658-1667

Peters, E. (2017)

This book explores the measures taken by the newly re-installed monarchy and its supporters to address the drastic events of the previous two decades. Profoundly preoccupied with …

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The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press Book

The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press

Pedersen, S. (2017)

This book approaches the Scottish women’s suffrage campaign from the point of view of the popular press. It investigates how the press engaged with the women’s suffrage movement; …

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The Tories and Television, 1951-1964 Book

The Tories and Television, 1951-1964

Ridge-Newman, A. (2017)

This book explores the role of television in the 1950s and early 1960s, with a focus on the relationship between Tories and TV. The early 1950s were characterized by recovery from …

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Sir Philip Gibbs and English Journalism in War and Peace Book

Sir Philip Gibbs and English Journalism in War and Peace

Kerby, M. C. (2016)

Sir Philip Gibbs was one of the most widely read English journalists of the first half of the twentieth century. This coverage of his writing offers a broad insight into British …

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The Business of News in England, 1760–1820 Book

The Business of News in England, 1760–1820

Gardner, V. E. M. (2016)

The Business of News in England, 1760-1820 explores the commerce of the English press during a critical period of press politicization, as the nation confronted foreign wars and …

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The News of the World and the British Press, 1843-2011 Book

The News of the World and the British Press, 1843-2011

Brake, L. (Ed), Kaul, C. (Ed), Turner, M. W. (Ed) (2016)

This volume is the first scholarly treatment of the News of the World from news-rich broadsheet to sensational tabloid. Contributors uncover new facts and discuss a range of …

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The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900 Book

The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900

Griffiths, A. (2015)

Aggressive policy, enthusiastic news coverage and sensational novelistic style combined to create a distinctive image of Britain's Empire in late-Victorian print media. The New …

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The Nineteenth-Century Press in the Digital Age Book

The Nineteenth-Century Press in the Digital Age

Mussell, J. (2012)

James Mussell provides an accessible account of the digitization of nineteenth-century newspapers and periodicals. As studying this material is essential to understand the period, …

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Media and the British Empire Book

Media and the British Empire

Kaul, C. (Ed) (2006)

'The only true history of a country', wrote Thomas Macaulay, 'is to be found in its newspapers'. This book explores how the media shaped and defined the economic, social, …

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