The War of the Unstamped: the Movement to Repeal the British Newspaper Tax, 1830-1836
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| Title | The War of the Unstamped: the Movement to Repeal the British Newspaper Tax, 1830-1836 |
| ISBN | 9780801405228 |
| Author | Wiener, Joel H. |
| Subject | Britain |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Publisher Year | 1969 |
| Condition | Fine in Very Good dust jacket |
| Description | Binding tight and straight, inner pages unmarked. Dust jacket shows mild edgewear, now contained in mylar cover. ; 310 pages; From the flap: Historians have long regarded the lifting of financial restrictions on the British press in 1861as a landmark in the history of journalism. Professor Wiener has now written a well-documented analysis of the national campaign to have the tax removed, examining the protest movement and its social and political effects and long-range implications. |
