| A History of the Media in Ireland Contributor(s): Morash, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107406560 ISBN-13: 9781107406568 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 302.230 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the first book printed in Ireland in the sixteenth century, to the globalised digital media culture of today, Christopher Morash traces the history of forms of communication in Ireland over the past four centuries: the vigorous newspaper and pamphlet culture of the eighteenth century, the spread of popular literacy in the nineteenth century, and the impact of the telegraph, telephone, phonograph, cinema and radio, which arrived in Ireland just as the Irish Free State came into being. Morash picks out specific events for detailed analysis, such as the first radio broadcast, during the 1916 Rising, or the Live Aid concert in 1985. This book breaks ground within Irish studies. Its accessible narrative explains how Ireland developed into the modern, globally interconnected, economy of today. This is an essential and hugely informative read for anyone interested in Irish cultural history. |