A Fleet Street In Every Town: The Provincial Press in England, 1855-1900 Contributor(s): Hobbs, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783745606 ISBN-13: 9781783745609 Publisher: Open Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901) |
Dewey: 070.509 |
LCCN: 2018487805 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.82 lbs) 468 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At the heart of Victorian culture was the local weekly newspaper. More popular than books, more widely read than the London papers, the local press was a national phenomenon. This book redraws the Victorian cultural map, shifting our focus away from one centre, London, and towards the many centres of the provinces. It offers a new paradigm in which place, and a sense of place, are vital to the histories of the newspaper, reading and publishing. Hobbs offers new perspectives on the nineteenth century from an enormous yet neglected body of literature: the hundreds of local newspapers published and read across England. He reveals the people, processes and networks behind the publishing, maintaining a unique focus on readers and what they did with the local paper as individuals, families and communities. Case studies and an unusual mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence show that the vast majority of readers preferred the local paper, because it was about them and the places they loved. |