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The News of Empire. Telegraphy, Journalism, and the Politics of Reporting in Colonial India c. 1830-1900.
Amelia Bonea
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Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 7 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; KNTJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
On 14 July 2013, India closed down its telegraph service, drawing the curtain over an important chapter in its history of telecommunications. Introduced during the colonial period, the telegraph network was opened for public use on 1 February 1855; both the beginning and the end of the service were marked by striking scenes of people 'rushing' to the telegraph office in order to send messages. Like the internet today, the new technology came to play an important role in the conduct of journalism in nineteenth-century India. The News of Empire reconstructs the interconnected history of telegraphy and journalism by ... Read more
On 14 July 2013, India closed down its telegraph service, drawing the curtain over an important chapter in its history of telecommunications. Introduced during the colonial period, the telegraph network was opened for public use on 1 February 1855; both the beginning and the end of the service were marked by striking scenes of people 'rushing' to the telegraph office in order to send messages. Like the internet today, the new technology came to play an important role in the conduct of journalism in nineteenth-century India. The News of Empire reconstructs the interconnected history of telegraphy and journalism by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199467129
SKU
V9780199467129
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About Amelia Bonea
Amelia Bonea is a postdoctoral researcher at St Anne's College, University of Oxford. She is a historian of modern South Asia, with an interest in the history of technology and media. She has been educated at the universities of Tokyo and Heidelberg.
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