Periodical Press Revolution - E. S. Dallas and the Nineteenth-Century British Media System

This book explores a key aspect of journalism history from a sociological perspective: the rise of the periodical press. With a focus not on the economic and technological causes of this revolution but on the social and political consequences, the book takes a global look at this key development in the British press.

List of contents

Ch. 1. Introduction: Dallas on the Rise of the Periodical Press
Ch. 2. Media History and Theory: A Literature Review
Part A. Quantitative Analysis
Ch. 3. Periodical Growth over the Century
Ch. 4. Changing Periodical Distribution
Part B. Qualitative Analysis
Ch. 5. Periodical Authorship
Ch. 6. Periodical Publishing
Ch. 7. Periodical Readership
Ch. 8. Conclusion: A Revolution in Communications

About the author

Graham Law is Honorary Professor of Waseda University, Tokyo, to which he has been affiliated since 1992. He has taught literary and media history at various academic institutions in Japan since 1981. He has authored many articles and books on nineteenth-century studies, including Serializing Fiction in the Victorian Press (2000), and worked on a number of scholarly editions in the same field, most notably The Collected Letters of Wilkie Collins. With Jenny Bourne Taylor, he has recently completed E. S. Dallas in 'The Times', an edited anthology of Dallas's work as a journalist.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Law, Graham (Waseda University Law
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032271521
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227152-1
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Routledge Research in Journalism
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Press & journalism, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Communication Studies, Social and cultural history, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism