An introduction to book history / David Finkelstein & Alistair McCleery.
By: Finkelstein, David
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Contributor(s): McCleery, Alistair.
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2005Description: 160 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415314429 (alk. paper); 0415314437 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Books -- Social aspects -- History | Printing -- Social aspects -- History | Authorship -- Social aspects -- History | Book industries and trade -- Social aspects -- History | Books and reading -- Social aspects -- HistoryDDC classification: 002.09 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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An Introduction to Book Historyprovides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture.
David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery chart the move from spoken word to written texts, the coming of print, the book as commodity, the power and profile of readers, and the future of the book in the electronic age.
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 suggestions for further reading.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theorising the history of the book -- Orality to literacy -- The coming of print -- Authors, authorship and authority -- Printers, booksellers, publishers, agents -- Readers and reading -- The future of the book.
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- Notes
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
David Finkelsteinis Professor of Media and head of the Media Department at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh.
Alistair McCleeryis Professor of Literature and Communications at Napier University, Edinburgh. They are the editors of The Book History Reader(Routledge 2001).