Informed Power : Communication in the Early American South / Alejandra Dubcovsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubcovsky, Alejandra, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Southern States--History.

Communication.

Power (Social sciences)--Southern States--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.) : 11 halftones, 4 maps

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Alejandra Dubcovsky maps channels of information exchange in the American South, exploring how colonists came into possession of knowledge in a region that lacked a regular mail system or a printing press until the 1730s. She describes ingenious oral networks, and she uncovers important lessons about the nexus of information and power.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Map: The early South

Introduction

1. Paths and Power

2. Information Contests

3. Rebellious News

4. Informers and Slaves

5. The Information Race

6. Networks in Wartime

7. Dissonant Connections

Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-674-96878-6

OCLC:

965380122