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Reading : a very short introduction

Title
Reading : a very short introduction / Belinda Jack.
Author
Jack, Belinda Elizabeth
Publication
  • Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
136 pages : illustrations (black and white); 18 cm.
Summary
Reading, despite often being a solitary activity, is one of the greatest ways for us to connect to others, across continents, centuries, and divisions imposed by societies. Reading can inform, inspire, console, emancipate, motivate, subvert. This Very Short Introduction explores the fascinating history of reading, showing how innovations in printing, combined with the rise of public education, helped democratize literacy from the 18th century onwards. Telling the story of reading, Belinda Jack ranges from the ancient world to digital texts, erotica to book burnings, and digital firewalls to Harry Potter, in her quest to uncover why reading is such an important part of our lives.
Series Statement
Very short introductions ; 600
Uniform Title
Very short introductions ; 600.
Subject
  • Books and reading > History
  • Books and reading > Social aspects
  • Literacy
  • Literacy > Social aspects
  • Reading
  • Reading > Social aspects
  • EDUCATION / General
Genre/Form
Informational works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index.
Contents
1. What is reading? -- 2. Ancient worlds -- 3. Reading manuscripts, reading print -- 4. Modern reading -- 5. Forbidden reading -- 6. Making sense of reading -- 7. Pluralities.
Call Number
JFC 20-179
ISBN
  • 0198820585
  • 9780198820581
LCCN
2018967690
OCLC
1048134204
Author
Jack, Belinda Elizabeth, author.
Title
Reading : a very short introduction / Belinda Jack.
Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Very short introductions ; 600
Very short introductions ; 600.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index.
Research Call Number
JFC 20-179
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