Title A patriot press : national politics and the London press in the 1740s / Robert Harris

Published Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations, map Series Oxford historical monographs Oxford historical monographs Summary "This is a meticulous and scholarly study of the polemical press of the 1740s and, through it, the first substantial investigation of the politics of that decade for a generation. A combination of war and political instability ensured that, particularly before 1746, press intervention in politics was both lively and influential. Robert Harris examines the vigorous and wide-ranging debates in newspapers, pamphlets, and political prints about the principal issues of the day - the fall of Walpole, the influence of Hanover, the 'Forty-Five, and Britain's role in the War of the Austrian succession. He shows how, by the mid-eighteenth century, the press had invaded all levels of politics - the court, parliament, and beyond Westminster." "Dr Harris's detailed analysis of the confusing and fragmented politics of the 1740s, seen through the pages of the press, sheds important light on patterns of change and continuity in the political culture of mid-eighteenth-century England. A Patriot Press makes an important contribution to our understanding of political ideology and party strife in the eighteenth century, as well as to our knowledge of the workings of the press."--Jacket Analysis Politics Reporting By News media History London (England) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Press and politics -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century Politics and government Press and politics. Perswezen. Politiek. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056906 Subject England -- London. Great Britain. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191675973 0191675970 9786610767014 6610767017 1280767014 9781280767012

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