Introduction to Book History
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Book History

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Book History

About this book

This second edition of An Introduction to Book History provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture. Each fully revised and updated chapter contains new material and covers recent developments in the field, including:

  • The Postcolonial Book
  • Censorship by states and religions
  • Social History, and the recognition of underrepresentation of its value to book history studies
  • Contemporary publishing

Each section begins with a summary of the chapter's aims and contents, followed by a detailed discussion of the relevant issues, concluding with a summary of the chapter and points to ponder. Sections include:

  • the history of the book
  • orality to Literacy
  • literacy to printing
  • authors, authorship and authority
  • printers, booksellers, publishers, agents
  • readers and reading
  • the future of the book.

An Introduction to Book History is an ideal introduction to this exciting field of study, and is designed as a companion text to The Book History Reader.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780415688055
eBook ISBN
9781136515910
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Media Studies
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Content
  6. Preface to the Second Edition
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Theorizing the history of the book
  9. 2 From orality to literacy
  10. 3 The coming of print
  11. 4 Authors, authorship, and authority
  12. 5 Printers, booksellers, publishers, agents
  13. 6 Readers and reading
  14. 7 The future of the book
  15. Conclusion
  16. Glossary
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index

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