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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Peter von Zahn's Cold War Broadcasts to West Germany Book

Peter von Zahn's Cold War Broadcasts to West Germany

Nathans, E. (2017)

This book examines the pioneering radio broadcasts and television documentaries about the United States made in the 1950s by the influential West German journalist Peter von Zahn. …

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Austrian Imperial Censorship and the Bohemian Periodical Press, 1848–71 Book

Austrian Imperial Censorship and the Bohemian Periodical Press, 1848–71

Leigh, J. T. (2017)

This book analyzes the conduct of press policy in Bohemia from the Revolutions of 1848 through the period of the Tábory, 1867-71. In the aftermath of the revolutions, the Habsburg …

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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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Media and Culture in the U.S. Jewish Labor Movement Book

Media and Culture in the U.S. Jewish Labor Movement

Dolber, B. (2017)

This book explores the Jewish Left’s innovative strategies in maintaining newspapers, radio stations, and educational activities during a moment of crisis in global democracy. In …

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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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The Modern Cultural Myth of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Book

The Modern Cultural Myth of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Theodore, J. (2016)

This book investigates the ‘decline and fall’ of Rome as perceived and imagined in aspects of British and American culture and thought from the late nineteenth through the early …

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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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A History of the Norwegian Press, 1660-2015 Book

A History of the Norwegian Press, 1660-2015

Dahl, H. F. (2016)

In the course of the nineteenth century the advent of printed pamphlets, with their news and advertisements, gave every town along Norway's long coast – populated by farmers, …

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BBC Sport in Black and White Book

BBC Sport in Black and White

Haynes, R. (2016)

This book provides the first detailed account of the formative decades of BBC televised sport when it launched its flagship programmes Sportsview, Grandstand and Match of the Day. …

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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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A History of the International Movement of Journalists Book

A History of the International Movement of Journalists

Nordenstreng, K., Björk, U. J., Beyersdorf, F., Høyer, S., Lauk, E. (2016)

This study presents a general history of how journalism as an emerging profession became internationally organized over the past one hundred and twenty years, seen mainly through …

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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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Comics and the World Wars Book

Comics and the World Wars

Chapman, J. L., Sherif, A., Hoyles, A., Kerr, A. (2015)

This transnational, interdisciplinary study argues for the use of comics as a primary source. In recuperating currently unknown or neglected strips the authors demonstrate that …

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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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Franco Sells Spain to America Book

Franco Sells Spain to America

Rosendorf, N. (2014)

A groundbreaking study of the Franco regime's utilization of Hollywood film production in Spain, American tourism, and sophisticated public relations programs - including the most …

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Gender, Citizenship and Newspapers Book

Gender, Citizenship and Newspapers

Chapman, J. L. (2013)

The gendered nature of the relationship between the press and emergence of cultural citizenship from the 1860s to the 1930s is explored through original data and insightful …

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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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The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914 Book

The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914

Wiener, J. (2011)

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 …

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American Radio in China Book

American Radio in China

Krysko, M. A. (2011)

Interwar era efforts to expand US radio into China floundered in the face of flawed US policies and approaches. Situated at the intersection of media studies, technology studies, …

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