Isbn: 9781551113302 - secret commissions: an anthology of victorian investigative journalism (19 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Secret Commissions brings together nineteen key documents of Victorianinvestigative journalism. Collectively, they show how unsparing descriptions of social injustice became regular features of English journalism long before the advent of American-style muckraking. The reports address topics as varied as child abuse, animal cruelty, juvenile prostitution, sweat shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other controversial social issues. The only anthology of its kind, Secret Commissions brings together key works of nineteenth-century British investigative journalism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Lurid, controversial, and vulnerable to accusations of titillation or rabble-rousing, the works of Victorian investigative journalism collected here nonetheless brought unseen suffering into the light of day. Even today their exposure has the power to shock. As one investigator promised, "The Report of our Secret Commission will be read to-day with a shuddering horror that will thrill throughout the world."Secret Commissions brings together nineteen key documents of Victorian investigative journalism. Their authors range from well-known writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry Mayhew, and W.T. Stead to now-forgotten names such as Hugh Shimmin, Elizabeth Banks, and Olive Malvery. Collectively, they show how unsparing descriptions of social injustice became regular features of English journalism long before the advent of American-style "muckraking." The reports address topics as varied as child abuse, animal cruelty, juvenile prostitution, sweat-shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other controversial social issues. The collection features detailed chapter introductions, original illustrations, a historical overview of investigative reporting in the nineteenth-century press, and suggestions for further reading.…

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Condizione: New. The only anthology of its kind, Secret Commissions brings together key works of nineteenth-century British investigative journalism. Editor(s): Donovan, Stephen; Rubery, Matthew. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404. . 2012. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condizione: New. The only anthology of its kind, Secret Commissions brings together key works of nineteenth-century British investigative journalism. Editor(s): Donovan, Stephen; Rubery, Matthew. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Secret Commissions brings together nineteen key documents of Victorianinvestigative journalism. Collectively, they show how unsparing descriptions of social injustice became regular features of English journalism long before the advent of American-style muckraking. The reports address topics as varied as child abuse, animal cruelty, juvenile prostitution, sweat shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other controversial social issues. The only anthology of its kind, Secret Commissions brings together key works of nineteenth-century British investigative journalism. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. Lurid, controversial, and vulnerable to accusations of titillation or rabble-rousing, the works of Victorian investigative journalism collected here nonetheless brought unseen suffering into the light of day. Even today their exposure has the power to shock. As one investigator promised, "The Report of our Secret Commission will be read to-day with a shuddering horror that will thrill throughout the world."Secret Commissions brings together nineteen key documents of Victorian investigative journalism. Their authors range from well-known writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry Mayhew, and W.T. Stead to now-forgotten names such as Hugh Shimmin, Elizabeth Banks, and Olive Malvery. Collectively, they show how unsparing descriptions of social injustice became regular features of English journalism long before the advent of American-style "muckraking." The reports address topics as varied as child abuse, animal cruelty, juvenile prostitution, sweat-shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other controversial social issues. The collection features detailed chapter introductions, original illustrations, a historical overview of investigative reporting in the nineteenth-century press, and suggestions for further reading.…