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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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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George Seldes’ War for the Public Good Book

George Seldes’ War for the Public Good

Fordham, H. (2019)

This book examines the idea of fake news through an analysis of the work of early to mid-twentieth century press critic George Seldes. By examining fake news - also known as …

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Early Black Media, 1918–1924 Book

Early Black Media, 1918–1924

Chapman, J. L. (2019)

This book represents the first systematic attempt to analyse media and public communications published in Britain by people of African and Afro-Caribbean origin during the …

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Biography and History in Film Book

Biography and History in Film

Freeman, T. S. (Ed), Smith, D. L. (Ed) (2019)

The essays in this volume seek to analyze biographical films as representations of historical individuals and the times in which they lived. To do this, contributors examine the …

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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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Media and the Cold War in the 1980s Book

Media and the Cold War in the 1980s

Bastiansen, H. G. (Ed), Klimke, M. (Ed), Werenskjold, R. (Ed) (2019)

The Cold War was a media phenomenon. It was a daily cultural political struggle for the hearts and minds of ordinary people—and for government leaders, a struggle to undermine …

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Print and Party Politics in Ireland, 1689-1714 Book

Print and Party Politics in Ireland, 1689-1714

Forbes, S. (2018)

This book is the first full-length study of the development of Irish political print culture from the Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 to the advent of the Hanoverian succession in …

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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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Media and the Government of Populations Book

Media and the Government of Populations

Dearman, P., Greenfield, C., Williams, P. (2018)

This book deals with the social, cultural and especially political significance of media by shifting from the usual focus on the public sphere and publics and paying attention to …

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Media and the Portuguese Empire Book

Media and the Portuguese Empire

Garcia, J. L. (Ed), Kaul, C. (Ed), Subtil, F. (Ed), Santos, A. (Ed) (2017)

This volume offers a new understanding of the role of the media in the Portuguese Empire, shedding light on the interactions between communications, policy, economics, society, …

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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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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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