The newspaper : an international history / Anthony Smith
1979, First Edition. London : Thames and Hudson. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444966
Physical description; 192 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 25 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p.184-185. - Includes index. Contents; Origins and definitions -- 'The occurrences all together' 1600-1696 -- 'Serious, sarcastic, ludicrous or otherwise amusing' 1695-1776 -- 'Tocsin of nations' 1776-1815 -- 'La presse est libre ... ' 1815-1880 -- 'The demon of sensationalism' 1880-1980. Subjects; Newspapers History. Journalism Editing History. Journalism Editing. Newspapers. Newspaper publishing History. Newspapers, to 1978.
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