Magazines and the Making of America : Modernization, Community, and Print Culture, 1741-1860 / Heather A. Haveman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haveman, Heather A., author.

Series:

Princeton studies in cultural sociology.

Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology ; 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Publishers and publishing--Social aspects--United States--History.

Publishers and publishing.

American periodicals--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.

American periodicals.

American periodicals--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.

American periodicals--History--19th century.

American periodicals--History--18th century.

American 1 :--General & Multiperiod.

American 1 :.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the colonial era to the onset of the Civil War, Magazines and the Making of America looks at how magazines and the individuals, organizations, and circumstances they connected ushered America into the modern age. How did a magazine industry emerge in the United States, where there were once only amateur authors, clumsy technologies for production and distribution, and sparse reader demand? What legitimated magazines as they competed with other media, such as newspapers, books, and letters? And what role did magazines play in the integration or division of American society? From their first appearance in 1741, magazines brought together like-minded people, wherever they were located and whatever interests they shared. As America became socially differentiated, magazines engaged and empowered diverse communities of faith, purpose, and practice. Religious groups could distinguish themselves from others and demarcate their identities. Social-reform movements could energize activists across the country to push for change. People in specialized occupations could meet and learn from one another to improve their practices. Magazines built translocal communities-collections of people with common interests who were geographically dispersed and could not easily meet face-to-face. By supporting communities that crossed various axes of social structure, magazines also fostered pluralistic integration. Looking at the important role that magazines had in mediating and sustaining critical debates and diverse groups of people, Magazines and the Making of America considers how these print publications helped construct a distinctly American society.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The History of American Magazines, 1741-1860

Chapter 3. The Material and Cultural Foundations of American Magazines

Chapter 4. Launching Magazines

Chapter 5. Religion

Chapter 6. Social Reform

Chapter 7. The Economy

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Appendix 1. Data and Data Sources

Appendix 2. Methods for Quantitative Data Analysis

References

Index

Backmatter

Credits:

Jacket art from Parley's Magazine, June 1836, photographed by Pat Pflieger.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-393) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400873883

1400873886

OCLC:

916920288