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The origins of a free press in prerevolutionary Virginia : creating a culture of political dissent /
This interdisciplinary study examines the origins of the freedom of the press in Colonial Virginia tracing the development of print culture. It demonstrates how changes in the dominant medium of communication were an important enabler of the cultural development that allowed for the growth of politi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston, N.Y. :
Edwin Mellen Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This interdisciplinary study examines the origins of the freedom of the press in Colonial Virginia tracing the development of print culture. It demonstrates how changes in the dominant medium of communication were an important enabler of the cultural development that allowed for the growth of political dissent. Virginia?s traditional culture of deference was gradually replaced by a?culture of dissidence? and from that emerged the first constitutional right for press freedom in the Virginia Declaration of Rights. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (iii, 320 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773411128 0773411127 |