Political Controversy: A Study in Eighteenth-Century Propaganda

ISBN-13: 9780313282065 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 200 str.

Robert Donald Spector

Opis

This work provides an examination of the 18th-century periodical Political Controversy and of the essay-sheets reprinted therein, Briton, Auditor, North Briton and Monitor. These essay-sheets were published in England at the end of the Seven Years' War with France, in support of and in opposition to Lord Bute's proposed terms in the treaty negotiations. Political Controversy reprinted the essay-sheets weekly along with the editor's annotations, material from other publications, and original contributions from readers. The journal provides modern readers with a good example of 18th-century propaganda techniques, and is a guide to the issues revolving around the war, the struggle for governmental control, the British Empire, and the liberty of the press.