Imprinting Britain : newspapers, sociability, and the shaping of British North America / Michael Eamon.
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TextSeries: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 65.Publisher: Montreal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 263 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- electronic
- online resource
- 9780773583023
- 0773583025
- Journalism -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 18th century
- Journalism -- Social aspects -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- History -- 18th century
- Canadian newspapers (English) -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- History -- 18th century
- Colonial cities -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 18th century
- Colonial cities -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- History -- 18th century
- Canadian newspapers -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- History -- 18th century
- Canadian newspapers -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 18th century
- Canada -- Civilization -- British influences
- Canadian newspapers (English) -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 18th century
- Canada -- Civilization -- British influences
- Presse -- Aspect social -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Presse -- Aspect social -- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Halifax -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Journaux canadiens-anglais -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Journaux canadiens-anglais -- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Halifax -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Québec (Québec) -- Vie intellectuelle -- 18e siècle
- Halifax (N.-É.) -- Vie intellectuelle -- 18e siècle
- Canada -- Civilisation -- Influence britannique
- Villes coloniales -- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Halifax -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Villes coloniales -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism
- Colonial cities
- Journalism -- Social aspects
- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
- Québec -- Québec
- 1700-1799
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-253) and index.
Introduction: The English-Language Press and the Formation of a Colonial Print Community in British North America -- PART ONE PRINT AS SOCIABILITY. Driving the Stage Coach: The Printers of Halifax and Quebec City -- "Send me a Ton of Newspapers": Readers and Reading Habits of the Colonial Print Community -- "Directing Public Taste": British Tradition, Social Control, and the Newspaper -- Enlightened Print: Popular Science and Useful Knowledge in the Service of the Public.
PART TWO PRINT AND SOCIABILITY. Making Private Public: Print and the Promotion of Associative Life -- With the "approbation of a numerous and respectable audience": Newspapers and the Public Acceptance of Theatre -- The Coffeehouse Elite: Print and the Fashioning of "Genteel" British Tradition -- Conclusion: The Colonial Print Community's Imprint on British North America.
APPENDICES. A Selection of Societies and Clubs in Halifax and Quebec City, 1760-1800 -- A Selection of Plays Performed at Halifax and Quebec City as Recorded in Newspapers and in Printers' Records -- A Selection of Public Houses Identified as Coffeehouses in the Newspapers of Quebec City and Halifax, 1764-1800.
An in-depth look at how colonists created a vibrant print culture that shaped the foundations of modern Canada.
English.
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