Awards

• Winner of Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize 2024 (UK)

Overview

Filling a significant gap in the history of the Scottish press and in Scottish social history, this book draws on a range of sources. It examines the great expansion of Scottish newspapers, following the removal of the 'taxes on knowledge' through to the mid-20th century. W. Hamish Fraser provides the historical basis for meaningful, in-depth study of many different aspects of the Scottish press and adds a new dimension to Scottish historical studies. Through an extensive search of newspapers, the use of local history material and of the limited business and organisational records that are available, he gathers little-known information on the world of Scottish journalism and on the people who provided the mass of the population with their news and tried to shape their attitudes. By focusing on different regions, he moves away from earlier rather sweeping generalisations on a key part of the media in Scotland, and he assesses the extent of continuity and change in a crucial century.

Full Product Details

Author:   W. Hamish Fraser
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.075kg
ISBN:  

9781399511537

ISBN 10:   139951153
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   25 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction1. The Scottish Press,1850-1900 Papers for the People2. Glasgow Dailies3. Glasgow's Weekly Papers 4. Edinburgh: The 1850s and 1860s 5. Edinburgh's Scotsman and Its Challengers 6. Dundee7. Aberdeen8. The North-East Counties9. Perthshire, Kinross-shire and Angus10. Lothians, Fife and Sterlingshire11. Lanarkshire and Clydeside12. Ayrshire, Dumfries, Galloway and the Borders13. Highlands and Northern IslandsMaking a Newspaper14. Proprietors, Editors and Journalists 15. Filling the Pages16. Getting it Out ThereMaking the News17. A Liberal Nation18. Not Ireland19. A Protestant People20. The Lure of Empire21. Scottish IdentityTwentieth Century22. The Complexities of Ownership23. Coping with the New24. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Reviews

This is a landmark book compensating for the strange neglect of Scottish newspaper history. It fills a large void, providing an incisive account of the development of the Scottish press in the century when newspapers were at the height of their power. -- Professor James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London This volume provides a holistic understanding of [newpapers'] context, content, and evolution, an essential foundation for all that may follow. -- Gary D. Hutchison, University of Edinburgh * The Scottish Historical Review *

"""This is a landmark book compensating for the strange neglect of Scottish newspaper history. It fills a large void, providing an incisive account of the development of the Scottish press in the century when newspapers were at the height of their power."" -Professor James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London"

Author Information

W. Hamish Fraser is Professor Emeritus at the University of Strathclyde.

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