The War of the Unstamped
Author : Joel H. Wiener
Publisher : Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
The Nineteenth Century Periodical Press and the Development of Detective Fiction
Author : Samuel Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 0429671024
Book Description
This book re-imagines nineteenth-century detective fiction as a literary genre that was connected to, and nurtured by, contemporary periodical journalism. Whilst ‘detective fiction’ is almost universally-accepted to have originated in the nineteenth century, a variety of widely-accepted scholarly narratives of the genre’s evolution neglect to connect it with the development of a free press. The volume traces how police officers, detectives, criminals, and the criminal justice system were discussed in the pages of a variety of magazines and journals, and argues that this affected how the wider nineteenth-century society perceived organised law enforcement and detection. This, in turn, helped to shape detective fiction into the genre that we recognise today. The book also explores how periodicals and newspapers contained forgotten, non-canonical examples of ‘detective fiction’, and that these texts can help complicate the narrative of the genre’s evolution across the mid- to late nineteenth century.
Word Crimes
Author : Joss Marsh
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 1998-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226506913
Book Description
In 1883 newspaper editor G.W. Foote stood trial three times for blasphemy. Here Joss Marsh reconstructs the forgotten cases of more than 200 working-class "blasphemers" in Victorian England, whose stubborn refusal to silence their "hooligan" voices, along with Foote, helped secure our rights to speak and write freely today. 22 photos.
Chartism
Author : Edward Royle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,61 MB
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1317887980
Book Description
This text has established itself as the best short account of the Chartist movement available. It considers its origins and development, placing the movement within its broad social and economic context. Dr Royle also provides clear analysis of its strategy and leadership and assesses the conflicting interpretations for the failure of Chartism.
Popular Radicalism
Author : D. G. Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1317870646
Book Description
This well-argued and richly-detailed book concludes that the working-class radical movement was never able to prove a serious challenge to the stability of the British state; and, in fact, achieved very little in these years, except when operating in conjunction with the political movements and organizations of the middle class.
Power Without Responsibility
Author : James Curran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1134543441
Book Description
Widely regarded as the standard book on the British Media, this authoritative introduction to the history, sociology, theory and politics of media and communications studies has been substantially revised and updated to bring it up to date with developments in the media industry. Its three new chapters describe the battle for the soul of the internet, the impact of the internet on society and the rise of new media in Britain. In addition it examines the recuperation of the BBC, how international and European regulation is changing the British media and why Britain has the least trusted press in Europe.
Inventing Secularism
Author : Ray Argyle
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 147664229X
Book Description
Jailed for atheism and disowned by his family, George Jacob Holyoake came out of an English prison at the age of 25 determined to bring an end to religion's control over daily life. This first modern biography of the founder of Secularism describes a transformative figure whose controversial and conflict-filled life helped shape the modern world. Ever on the front lines of social reform, Holyoake was hailed for having won "the freedoms we take for granted today." With Secularism now under siege, George Holyoake's vision of a "virtuous society" rings today with renewed clarity.
The Statutes at Large of the United States
Author : United States
Publisher :
Page : 1070 pages
File Size : 19,6 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Law
ISBN :
Book Description
Statutes at Large is the official annual compilation of public and private laws printed by the GPO. Laws are arranged by order of passage.
The Book in Britain
Author : Daniel Allington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0470654937
Book Description
Introduces readers to the history of books in Britain—their significance, influence, and current and future status Presented as a comprehensive, up-to-date narrative, The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction explores the impact of books, manuscripts, and other kinds of material texts on the cultures and societies of the British Isles. The text clearly explains the technicalities of printing and publishing and discusses the formal elements of books and manuscripts, which are necessary to facilitate an understanding of that impact. This collaboratively authored narrative history combines the knowledge and expertise of five scholars who seek to answer questions such as: How does the material form of a text affect its meaning? How do books shape political and religious movements? How have the economics of the book trade and copyright shaped the literary canon? Who has been included in and excluded from the world of books, and why? The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction will appeal to all scholars, students, and historians interested in the written word and its continued production and presentation.
The Parliamentary Debates (official Report[s]) ...
Author : Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher :
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 1854
Category :
ISBN :
