An Inky Business

Name: An Inky Business
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SKU: 9781789143867
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A History of Newspapers from the English Civil Wars to the American Civil War

By Matthew J. Shaw

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An Inky Business by Matthew J. Shaw delves into the intriguing world of ink and its pivotal role in the advancement of science and nature through history. The book explores how ink has been a crucial medium for recording discoveries, sharing knowledge, and shaping scientific thought. Shaw connects historical insights with cultural and technological developments, all while highlighting ink's enduring impact on human civilisation.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the evolution of printed media and its impact on society. It offers a compelling exploration of how ink on paper has shaped knowledge, politics, and culture throughout history, with intriguing insights into the science and nature of this transformative process.

A history of the making and printing of news.

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An Inky Business is a book about the making and printing of news. It is a history of ink, paper, printing press and type, and of those who made and read newspapers in Britain, continental Europe, and America from the British Civil Wars to the Battle of Gettysburg in the United States nearly 200 years later.

But it is also an account of what news was and how the idea of news became central to public life. Newspapers ranged from purveyors of high seriousness to carriers of scurrilous gossip.

Our current obsession with 'fake news', the worrying revelations or hints about how money, power, and technology shape and control the press and flows of what is believed to be genuine information, has dark early-modern echoes.

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An Inky Business by Matthew J. Shaw is praised as a compelling exploration of the history and impact of newspapers on society over two centuries. The book's examination of the evolution of news and its relevance in today's media landscape is highlighted as particularly timely and insightful.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789143867

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Illustration: 20 illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

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Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Matthew J. Shaw Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Matthew J. Shaw is Librarian at The Queen’s College, Oxford, and formerly the lead curator of the Americas Collections at the British Library. He is the author of Time and the French Revolution: The Republican Calendar, 1789-Year XIV (2012).