The Invention of News

The Invention of News How the World Came to Know About Itself

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780300179088
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 070.09
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 445
Weight: 896g
Height: 239mm
Width: 162mm
Spine width: 41mm