{"product_id":"the-dawn-of-the-cheap-press-in-victorian-britain-the-end-of-the-taxes-on-knowledge-18491869-9781474243322","title":"The Dawn of the Cheap Press in Victorian Britain The End of the Taxes on Knowledge 18491869","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Hewitt is Professor of History and Dean of the School of Music, Humanities and Media at the University of Huddersfield, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA meticulously researched account of the mid-Victorian phase of the campaigns against press taxes -- Melissa Score, Birkbeck University, UK * Reviews in History *\u003cbr\u003eHewitt's political and economic approach to the press is illuminating ... Chapter 6 is the most detailed analysis to date of British newspaper publishing from 1855 to 1869 ... Beyond its value as political history, this is a useful sourcebook on mid-century newspaper publishing. -- Andrew Hobbs, University of Central Lancashire, UK * SHARP News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue 1. Setting the Scene 2. The Foundations of the mid-Victorian Campaigns 3. The Association for the Promotion of the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge as a Pressure Group 4. First Phase: repealing the advertising and stamp duties 5. The Paper Duties, 1858-61 6. The Cheap Press Regulations and Securities: A Free Press?  7. The Morning Star 8. The Cheap Press  9. Conclusion Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770037600599,"sku":"9781474243322","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474243322.jpg?v=1758723848","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dawn-of-the-cheap-press-in-victorian-britain-the-end-of-the-taxes-on-knowledge-18491869-9781474243322","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}