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Imprinting Britain : newspapers, sociability, and the shaping of British North America /
An in-depth look at how colonists created a vibrant print culture that shaped the foundations of modern Canada.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Quebec] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ;
65. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The English-Language Press and the Formation of a Colonial Print Community in British North America
- PART ONE PRINT AS SOCIABILITY. Driving the Stage Coach: The Printers of Halifax and Quebec City
- "Send me a Ton of Newspapers": Readers and Reading Habits of the Colonial Print Community
- "Directing Public Taste": British Tradition, Social Control, and the Newspaper
- Enlightened Print: Popular Science and Useful Knowledge in the Service of the Public.
- PART TWO PRINT AND SOCIABILITY. Making Private Public: Print and the Promotion of Associative Life
- With the "approbation of a numerous and respectable audience": Newspapers and the Public Acceptance of Theatre
- The Coffeehouse Elite: Print and the Fashioning of "Genteel" British Tradition
- Conclusion: The Colonial Print Community's Imprint on British North America.
- APPENDICES. A Selection of Societies and Clubs in Halifax and Quebec City, 1760-1800
- A Selection of Plays Performed at Halifax and Quebec City as Recorded in Newspapers and in Printers' Records
- A Selection of Public Houses Identified as Coffeehouses in the Newspapers of Quebec City and Halifax, 1764-1800.