James Raven What is the History of the Book? (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: What is the History of the Book?Condition: NewEAN: 9780745641621ISBN: 9780745641621Publisher: Polity PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/08/2017Item Height: 213mmItem Length: 141mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 274gLanguage: EnglishDescription: James Raven, a leading historian of the book, offers a fresh and accessible guide to the global study of the production, dissemination and reception of written and printed texts across all societies and in all ages. Students, teachers, researchers and general readers will benefit from the book's investigation of the subject's origins, scope and future direction. Based on original research and a wide range of sources, What is the History of the Book? shows how book history crosses disciplinary boundaries and intersects with literary, historical, media, library, conservation and communications studies. Raven uses examples from around the world to explore different traditions in bibliography, palaeography and manuscript studies. He analyses book history's growing global ambition and demonstrates how the study of reading practices opens up new horizons in social history and the history of knowledge. He shows how book history is contributing to debates about intellectual and popular culture, colonialism and the communication of ideas. The first global, accessible introduction to the field of book history from ancient to modern times, What is the History of the Book? is essential reading for all those interested in one of society's most important cultural artefacts.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryAuthor: James RavenBook Series: What is History?Topic: Language & Reference, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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