ISBN:
9780199087136
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
Edition:
First edition.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bonea, Amelia, 1978 - The news of empire
DDC:
384.10954
Keywords:
Telecommunication; Political aspects; India
;
Journalism; Political aspects; India
;
Journalism 19th century
;
India
;
History
;
Press and politics History
;
19th century
;
India
;
Telegraph History
;
19th century
;
India
;
India History
;
19th century
;
Britisch-Indien
;
Journalismus
;
Telegrafie
;
Geschichte 1830-1900
Abstract:
This work explores the interconnected history of telegraphy and journalism in colonial India. Drawing on a wide range of historical material and an in-depth examination of 19th-century newspapers, it questions grand narratives of 'media revolutions', aiming instead to understand how imperial politics, capitalist enterprise, and individual agency shaped not only access to telegraphy but also the very content and form of news.
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199467129.001.0001