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Computers and Politics: High Technology in American Local Governments
James N. Danziger
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Description for Computers and Politics: High Technology in American Local Governments
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Streitmatter tells the stories of dissident American publications and press movements of the last two centuries, and of the colorful individuals behind them. From publications that fought for the disenfranchised to those that promoted social reform, Voices of Revolution examines the abolitionist and labor press, black power publications of the 1960s, the crusade against the barbarism of lynching, the women's movement, and antiwar journals. Streitmatter also discusses gay and lesbian publications, contemporary on-line journals, and counterculture papers like The Kudzu and The Berkeley Barb that flourished in the 1960s. Voices of Revolution also identifies and discusses ... Read more
Streitmatter tells the stories of dissident American publications and press movements of the last two centuries, and of the colorful individuals behind them. From publications that fought for the disenfranchised to those that promoted social reform, Voices of Revolution examines the abolitionist and labor press, black power publications of the 1960s, the crusade against the barbarism of lynching, the women's movement, and antiwar journals. Streitmatter also discusses gay and lesbian publications, contemporary on-line journals, and counterculture papers like The Kudzu and The Berkeley Barb that flourished in the 1960s. Voices of Revolution also identifies and discusses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231048897
SKU
V9780231048897
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About James N. Danziger
Rodger Streitmatter is professor of journalism at American University. His books include Raising Her Voice: African-American Women Journalists, Unspeakable: The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America, and Mightier than the Sword: How the News Media Have Shaped American History.
Reviews for Computers and Politics: High Technology in American Local Governments
"Recommended."
Choice "Recommended for all public and academic libraries."
Library Journal "Offers some details likely to please any media buff."
San Francisco Bay Guardian "[A] fascinating book."
Booklist "fascinating and colorful tales of indvidual struggle, social upheavel and journlistic grit...should be applauded for its rigorous contributions"
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Choice "Recommended for all public and academic libraries."
Library Journal "Offers some details likely to please any media buff."
San Francisco Bay Guardian "[A] fascinating book."
Booklist "fascinating and colorful tales of indvidual struggle, social upheavel and journlistic grit...should be applauded for its rigorous contributions"
Tonya ... Read more