Print, Politics and the Provincial Press in Modern Britain

The provincial newspaper was read by peers, politicians, and the proletariat, but historians have neglected the British regional press. This collection aims to investigate the development, maturation, and persistence of the provincial political press in the British Isles in the modern era, with chapters covering the Irish, Yorkshire, Welsh, Scottish, and Midlands political press.

Format: Hardback
Length: 258 pages
Publication date: 27 March 2019
Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers

The provincial newspaper held a wide readership among peers, politicians, and the working class alike. However, it is noteworthy that the analysis of newspapers and journals in most historical studies of the political media in modern Britain has been quite limited. The dominance of the London political press and Punch in academic discourse seems to stem primarily from their convenient availability to modern scholars rather than their widespread distribution and popularity. Consequently, historians have paid relatively little attention to the British regional press. This collection seeks to rectify this imbalance by examining the evolution, maturation, and persistence of the provincial political press in the British Isles during the modern era. To ensure a comprehensive geographical representation, chapters covering the political press in Ireland, Yorkshire, Wales, Scotland, and the Midlands have been included. These chapters delve into previously overlooked aspects of print culture, political literacy, and reading practices across these regions in the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, providing an introduction to research in this rapidly growing field.

Weight: 476g
Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788744300
Edition number: New ed