Austrian imperial censorship and the Bohemian periodical press, 1848-71 : the baneful work of the opposition press is fearsome /

This book analyzes the conduct of press policy in Bohemia from the Revolutions of 1848 through the period of the Tábory, 1867-71. In the aftermath of the revolutions, the Habsburg state, far from constituting an historical relic, proved itself boldly innovative, inaugurating liberal reforms, most im...

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Main Author: Leigh, Jeffrey T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Series:Palgrave studies in the history of the media.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The revolution begins : all was seemingly at risk
  • The revolutionary year : the defeat of the revolution and the victory of the rule of law
  • Press policy and the early neoabsolutism : threat, legality, and the continual appearance of opposition journalism
  • Censorship in the era of limited self-government : negotiating their way through "the wreckages of unsuccessful experiments" in an expanding public sphere
  • Tábory : the sum of their fears
  • Conclusions.