Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820

This book is a study of the relationship between newspapers and public opinion.

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Historians from the US, Europe, and New Zealand offer 10 mostly nationally based case studies assessing the common features and divergences of newspapers, and exploring their role in political and social change. The concept and borders of nations were still in their forms during the period, so some studies look at communities lacking statehood, such as Ireland and pre-revolutionary America; at geographic units incorporating many states, such as Germany and Italy; and at the cosmopolitan press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

HANNAH BARKER is Senior Lecturer in history at the University of Manchester.

SIMON BURROWS is Lecturer in modern history at the University of Leeds.