Selling Cromwell's Wars: Media, Empire and Godly Warfare, 1650-1658

by Nicole Greenspan

Overview

Greenspan examines a selection of Cromwell’s conflicts, policies and imperial ventures to explore the ways in which the media was instrumental in developing, promoting and legitimizing government actions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138661684
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Series:	Political and Popular Culture in the Early Modern Period
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Building the Commonwealth: Republicanism, Godly Government and the Media; Chapter 2 The 'Great Whore of Scotland': Newsbooks, Pamphlets and the Cromwellian Conquest; Chapter 3 Marketing Empire: The Western Design and Conquest of Jamaica; Chapter 4 The Anglo-Spanish War, Protestant Empire and the Media; Chapter 5 International News, Religious Conflict and Protestant Solidarity Under the Cromwellian Protectorate; conclusion Conclusion;