| Description |
xi, 210 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Perspectives on the twentieth century, 1538-9626 |
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Perspectives on the twentieth century.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Newspapers, Public Opinion, and Propaganda -- Ch. 1. A Clash of Cultures: The British Press and the Opening of the Great War / Adrian Gregory -- Ch. 2. "The Eagle Soars over the Nightingale": Press and Propaganda in France in the Opening Months of the Great War / Michael Nolan -- Ch. 3. The Russian Press and the "Internal Peace" at the Beginning of World War I / Eric Lohr -- Ch. 4. German Propaganda: The Limits of Gerechtigkeit / Troy R. E. Paddock -- Ch. 5. The Empire without Qualities: Austro-Hungarian Newspapers and the Outbreak of War in 1914 / Andrea Orzoff -- Closing Observations on Newspapers, Propaganda, and the Great War |
| Summary |
World War I highlighted the influence of newspapers in rousing and maintaining public support for the war effort. Discussions of the role of the press in the Great War have, to date, largely focused on atrocity stories. This book offers the first comparative analysis of how newspapers in Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary attempted to define war, its objectives, and the enemy. Presented country-by-country, expert essays examine, through use of translated articles from the contemporary press, how newspapers of different nations defined the war for their readership and t |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Press coverage.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Journalism, Military.
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War -- Press coverage.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Public opinion.
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Press and propaganda.
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| Author |
Paddock, Troy R. E.
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| LC no. |
2004023026 |
| ISBN |
0275973832 alkaline paper |
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