Austrian Imperial Censorship and the Bohemian Periodical Press, 1848–71

This book analyzes the conduct of press policy in Bohemia from the Revolutions of 1848 through the period of the Tábory , 1867-71. In the aftermath of the revolutions, the Habsburg state, far from constituting an historical relic, proved itself boldly innovative, inaugurating liberal reforms, most importantly the rule of law. While the reforms helped it to survive its immediate challenges, they nonetheless, quite paradoxically, created an environment in which the periodical press continued to ad