Scandal & civility : journalism and the birth of American democracy / / Marcus Daniel

• Autore: Daniel Marcus Leonard <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Disciplina: 071/.309033
• Soggetto topico: Journalism - United States - History - 18th century; Press and politics - United States - History - 18th century; Journalism - Political aspects - United States - History - 18th century; Newspaper editors - United States
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.; Previously issued in print: 2009.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-374) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: The Other Founding Fathers; CHAPTER 1 John Fenno and the Constitution of a National Character; CHAPTER 2 Philip Freneau and the Invention of the Republican Party; CHAPTER 3 Benjamin Franklin Bache and the Desacralization of George Washington; CHAPTER 4 Noah Webster and the Demoralization of the Body Politic; CHAPTER 5 William Cobbett and the Politics of Personality; CHAPTER 6 William Duane and the Triumph of Infidelity; CONCLUSION: The Revenge of Respectability; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Through portraits of influential journalists of the 1790s, Daniel demonstrates how partisan journalists were instrumental in igniting and expanding vital debates over the character of political leaders, the nature of representative government, and, ultimately, the role of the free press itself.
• Altri titoli varianti: Scandal and civility
• Titolo autorizzato: Scandal & civility
• ISBN: 0-19-771607-5; 0-19-974365-7; 1-281-93088-1; 9786611930882; 0-19-972144-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810995603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.