Thirteen prominent scholars examine the role of the communication media in revolutionary crises'from the Puritan revolution of the 1640s to the recent upheaval in the former Czechoslovakia. The contributors' wide-ranging views form a balanced and perceptive examination of the impact of the media on the making of history.

Jeremy D. Popkin is professor of history at the University of Kentucky.

Reviews:

"New insights on vital events and demonstrates how history can contribute to the development of media theory."-Choice

"The authors all advocate the intriguing theory that revolutionary crises coincide with sudden changes in the media system of the society in which they occur."-Library Journal

"Brings together substantive research on the role of the press in major revolutionary moments and periods in early modern and modern European and American history. The topic and the approach are highly significant."-Timothy Cheek

"A timely collection on a topic of considerable importance. This volume will be an important point of reference on the topic for some time to come."-Paul R. Hanson