The opened letter : networking in the early modern British world /

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By the early eighteenth century, the rapid expansion of the British empire had created a technological problem: communication and networking became increasingly vital yet harder to maintain. As colonial possessions and populations grew and more individuals moved around the globe, Britons both at hom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Neill, Lindsay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2015.
Colección:Early modern Americas.
Temas:
1600-1799
Letter writing > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Letter writing > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English letters > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
English letters > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Social networks > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Social networks > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Lettres anglaises (Genre littéraire) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Lettres anglaises (Genre littéraire) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Réseaux sociaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Réseaux sociaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
English letters.
Letter writing > Social aspects.
Social networks.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction. Speaking Letters; Chapter 1. The Perils of the Post Office; Chapter 2. Mapping the Epistolary World; Chapter 3. Networking in the Epistolary World; Chapter 4. Nurturing the Epistolary World; Chapter 5. New Networks and Letters Less Familiar; Chapter 6. Stirring News and the Role of the Letter; Postscript; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Acknowledgments.

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