Book History Reader
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9780415226578
ISBN:0415226570
Publisher: Routledge Summary: Since the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, books and print culture have been central to the shaping of culture and society. The Book History Reader is the first comprehensive volume to bring together a variety of work much of which is now out of print or impossible to access examining key aspects of book history. International in scope and interdisciplinary in nature, book history studies is [read more]- 30-Day No-Hassle Returns
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9780415226578
ISBN:
0415226570
Publisher: Routledge
Since the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, books and print culture have been central to the shaping of culture and society. The Book History Reader is the first comprehensive volume to bring together a variety of work much of which is now out of print or impossible to access examining key aspects of book history. International in scope and interdisciplinary in nature, book history studies is a rapidly growing subject which analyses books and print as cultural artefacts. The Book History Reader is an essential collection of writings examining different aspects of the history of books and print culture: the development of the book, the move from spoken word to written texts, the commodification of books and authors, the power and profile of readers, and the future of the book in the electronic age. Arranged in thematic sections and featuring a general introduction to the Reader as well as an introduction to each section, the editors illustrate how book history studies have
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