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A thorough account of newspaper and periodical press history in Britain and Ireland from 18001900 Provides acomprehensive history of the British and Irish Press from 1800-1900, reflected upon in 60 substantive chapters and focused case studiesSets out to capture the cross-regional and transnational dimension of press history in nineteenth-century Britain and IrelandOffers unique and important reassessments of nineteenth-century British and Irish press and periodical media within social, cultural, technological, economic and historical contexts This is a unique collection of essays examining nineteenth-century British and Irish newspaper and periodical history during a key period of change and development. It covers an important point of expansion in periodical and press history across the four nations of Great Britain (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales), concentrating on cross-border and transnational comparisons and contrasts in nineteenth-century print communication. Designed to provide readers with a clear understanding of the current state of research in the field, in addition to an extensive introduction, it includes forty newly commissioned chapters and case studies exploring a full range of press activity and press genres during this intense period of change. Along with keystone chapters on the economics of the press and periodicals, production processes, readership and distribution networks, and legal frameworks under which the press operated, the book examines a wide range of areas from religious, literary, political and medical press genres to analyses of overseas and emigre press and emerging developments in children's and women's press.

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"David Finkelstein, one of our most distinguished historians of journalism, has drawn on a wide range of colleagues in the field to dwell on the political, economic and technological aspects of the story.--A. N. Wilson ""TLS"" This hefty volume should be present in each university library, as a precious, and indispensable tool for students and scholars who investigate not only the British and Irish nineteenth-century press, but Victorian culture and technology, visual studies, advertisement and, generally, the complex and evolving relationship between Victorian readers and printed information.--Francesca Orestano ""Cahiers victoriens et �douardiens"" This is a compendious, shaped and distinctive guide to the nineteenth-century press, which thoroughly covers both the newspaper and periodical press, and Britain and Ireland. It is interested in borders - the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Gaelic press, the developing fields of transnational exchanges, and the local and regional press. The extraordinary breadth of the press is faithfully reflected in accessible essays and case studies. Fresh pieces on production and distribution, press law, professionalisation, and economics anchor this account of the industry. Numerous illustrations make it come alive.-- ""Laurel Brake, Birkbeck, University of London"" This is an invaluable contribution to the field of nineteenth-century publishing and social history, and also a useful reference source for scholars and librarians.--Graham Hogg, National Library of Scotland ""Journal of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society"" Bringing together the technological and the human aspects of print culture, The Edinburgh History of the British and Irish Press depicts a press that is always both organic and industrial. This volume, as Finkelstein's introduction underscores, not only highlights the expansion and evolution inherent in nineteenth-century British and Irish publishing, but it also reflects the evolution of periodical studies and invites further expansive scholarship.--Sofia Prado Huggins, Texas Christian University ""Journal of European Periodical Studies"" Transcribing a thorough history of the British and Irish press over an entire century may seem like a daunting task, yet David Finkelstein completes it with aplomb. ... Covering a wide range of topics, the collection is rich with information that will be new to many readers of Victorian Periodicals Review and useful to students and scholars alike.--Mary McCartney, University of St. Thomas ""Victorian Periodicals Review"""

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David Finkelstein is a cultural historian who has published in areas related to print, labour and press history. Recent publications include Movable Types: Roving Creative Printers of the Victorian World (2018), and the edited Edinburgh History of the British and Irish Press, volume 2: Expansion and Evolution, 1800-1900 (2020), winner of the 2021 Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize for its contribution to the promotion of Victorian press studies.

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