<P>Examining new research, this excellent volume presents a series of case-studies exemplifying the new newspaper history. Using cross-cultural comparisons, Joad Raymond establishes an agenda for answering crucial questions central to the future histories of the political and literary culture of early-modern Britain:</P> <P>* What is the relationship between the circulation of news in Britain and communication networks elsewhere in Europe?<BR>* Was the British development of the media unique? <BR>* What are the specific rhetorical properties of news-communication in seventeeth-century Britain? <BR>* What was the relationship between commerce and politics?<BR>* How do local exchanges of news relate to national practices and institutions?&nbsp;<BR><BR>Previously published as a special issue of the journal <EM>Media History, </EM>this book is&nbsp;compulsory reading for researchers and students of European history and media studies alike.</P> <P><EM></EM>&nbsp;</P>