Asa Briggs

  • 22

    Catalog books

  • 8

    Works

  • 1973 to 2014

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Asa Briggs has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 22 catalog-linked books across 1973 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Social History of the Media and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Polity Press and Univ of Chicago Pr.

Best Place To Start

Social History of the Media

Polity Press • 2005 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Polity Press and Univ of Chicago Pr

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Polity Press and Univ of Chicago Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Social History of the Media

    Polity Press • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 400 pages.

  2. A Social History of the Media

    Polity Press • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 374 pages.

  3. Go to It: Victory on the Home Front 1939-1945

    Miller/Mitchell Beazley • 2000 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. Fins de Siecle

    Yale University Press • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 256 pages.

  5. A Social History of England: From the Ice Age to the Channel Tunnel

    Trafalgar Square • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 352 pages.

  6. Haut-Brion

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 288 pages.

  7. From Weimar to Wall Street (1918-29) (History of the 20th Century)

    Osprey • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 176 pages.

  8. Victorian Cities (Classics in Urban History, No 2)

    Univ of California Pr on Demand • 1993 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 411 pages.

  9. A Victorian Portrait

    Sheldrake Press • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 192 pages.

  10. Collected Essays; Vol 2

    Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf • 1987 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 248 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • A Social History of the Media is the easier short commitment, while Social History of the Media asks for more reading time up front.
  • A Social History of the Media gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Social History of the Media leans later in the catalog.
  • Go to It: Victory on the Home Front 1939-1945 is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Social History of the Media.

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