1.Introduction 2. Liberalism and the Newspaper 3. The Making of a Cheap Press 4. The Old Journalism and the New 5. The Press and Party Politics 6. Democracy and the Press 7. Disillusion
Biography
Alan J. Lee
Original Reviews of The Origins of the Popular Press:
‘Dr Lee is the first to attempt an overall analysis for a period when the sheer volume of the sources becomes overwhelming by the conversion of a large part of the provincial press from weekly to daily publication. He has provided the context within which further research may be developed by exploring the technical, commercial and professional facets of newspaper organization and production. He never shies away from the difficulties, for instance, of establishing literacy or circulation figures, and does not overstate the 'influence' of the press as contemporaries were apt to do….Urban historians will find Dr Lee's book a mine of information whose analytical treatment creates a framework of national (and even international) perspectives.’ Derek Fraser, Urban History Review, Vol 5 (1978)
‘A valuable and welcome contribution to the literature on the subject.’ Raymond Schults, American Historical Review, Vol 82, Issue 5 (1977)
