Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 302 Seiten)
,
Diagramme
Edition:
First digital paperback edition
ISBN:
9781526119766
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9781526119773
Series Statement:
Studies in imperialism
Content:
This highly original and lively study repreents the first analysis of the dynamics of British press reporting of India and the attempts made by the British Government to manipulate press coverage as part of a strategy of imperial control.〈BR〉〈BR〉〈BR〉The press was an important forum for debate over India's future and was used by groups within the political elite to advance their agendas. Yet it also provided the wider British public with the information and images from which they formed their perceptions of the subcontinent. The repercussions of press reporting were therefore considerable, being felt not only in Britain, but also within India and the wider world. For this reason British imperial administrators felt the need to integrate press management with their approach to government. Kaul focuses on a period of critical transition in the history of the Raj, one which witnessed the impact of the First World War, major constitutional reforms, the tragedy of the Amritsar massacre, and the launching of Gandhi's mass movement. This period was also a watershed in official media manipulation, with the Government's previously informal and ad hoc attempts to shape press reporting being placed on a more formal basis and explicitly incorporated into official strategy. This book will be essential reading for students of the British Empire, Indian history and the British press. It also offers important insights for students of media and communications studies and the history of political communication - and indeed anyone concerned with understanding the ever-deepening relationship between politics and the mass media today
Content:
This book is the first analysis of the dynamics of British press reporting of India and the attempts made by the British Government to manipulate press coverage as part of a strategy of imperial control. The press was an important forum for debate over the future of India and was used by significant groups within the political elite to advance their agendas. Focuses on a period which represented a critical transitional phase in the history of the Raj, witnessing the impact of the First World War, major constitutional reform initiatives, the tragedy of the Amritsar massacre, and the launching of Gandhi’s mass movement. Asserts that the War was a watershed in official media manipulation and in the aftermath of the conflict the Government’s previously informal and ad hoc attempts to shape press reporting were placed on a more formal basis
Note:
Dedication, prefatory statements and acknowledgements -- List of tables,iIlustrations and appendices -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: The Networks of Information and Communication -- 2. Communications and the Indian Empire -- 3. Fleet Street and the Raj -- PART II: Information Management and Imperial Control -- 4. Empire and news management: India and the London Press c1880s-1914 -- 5. War and government publicity -- 6. Edwin Montagu, publicity and news management at the India Office, 1917-1922 -- PART III: Case Studies 1917-1922 -- 7. ‘Bringing India to the fore’: selling Indian constitutional reforms to Britain, 1917-1918 -- 8. Managing the Crisis? Fleet Street, government and the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre, 1919-1920 -- 9. Ambassador of Empire: The Prince of Wales tour, Fleet Street and Government Publicity, 1921-1922 -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover Kaul, Chandrika Reporting the Raj Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2003 ISBN 978-0-7190-6175-2
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback Kaul, Chandrika Reporting the Raj Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010 ISBN 978-0-7190-6176-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Großbritannien
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Presse
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Berichterstattung
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Britisch-Indien
;
Geschichte 1880-1922
DOI:
10.7765/9781526119766
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