The invention of news : how the world came to know about itself
Pettegree, Andrew2014
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This text tracks the history of news in ten countries over the course over four centuries. It evaluates the unexpected variety of ways in which information was transmitted in the premodern world as well as the impact of expanding news media on contemporary events and the lives of an ever-more-informed public.
Main title:
The invention of news : how the world came to know about itself / Andrew Pettegree.
Author:
Pettegree, Andrew, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300179088 (hbk)0300179081
Dewey class:
070.9
Language:
English
BRN:
894879
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