Information and Communication in Venice: Rethinking Early Modern PoliticsOxford University Press, 2009 - 312 Seiten This is a unique investigation of the political uses of different forms of communication - oral, manuscript, and printed - in sixteenth and seventeenth century Venice. De Vivo uses a rich and diverse range of sources - from council debates to leaks and spies' reports, from printed pamphlets to graffiti and rumors - to demonstrate just how closely political communication was intertwined with the wider social and economic life of the city. The book also engages with important wider problems, inviting comparison beyond Venice. For instance, today we take it for granted that communication and politics influence each other through spin-doctoring and media power. What, however, was the use of communication in an age when rulers recognized no political role for their subjects? And what access to political information did those excluded from government have? |
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Information and Communication in Venice: Rethinking Early Modern Politics Filippo de Vivo Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |