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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Neill, Lindsay
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social networks.
Letter writing > Social aspects.
English letters.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
Reseaux sociaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Reseaux sociaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Lettres anglaises (Genre litteraire) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Lettres anglaises (Genre litteraire) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Social networks > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Social networks > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
English letters > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English letters > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Letter writing > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Letter writing > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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