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The history of reading : a reader / edited by Shafquat Towheed, Rosalind Crone and Katie Halsey.
- Title
- The history of reading : a reader / edited by Shafquat Towheed, Rosalind Crone and Katie Halsey.
- Publication
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.
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- Description
- xiii, 454 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Summary
- `An extremely intelligent guide to the history of reading... The editors accurately map the new terrain of reading history, setting a variety of global studies within the theoretical approaches so far developed. Their lively prose and judicious selections will attract students and scholars alike to the field.'
- Shef Rogers, Editor of `Script and Print'
- `This collection will appeal to students and scholars of history, literature and cultural studies and is essential for specialists in the history of reading.'
- Bill Bell, Director of the Centre for the History of the Book, The University of Edinburgh.
- The History of Reading Offers on engaging, accessible overview of this fast-developing subject from the rise of literacy through to the current of `book clubs'. The editors offer a variety of extracts crucial to understanding the history of reading and its social, political and cultural implications.
- Providing both a clear introduction to the history of the field and a taster of the breadth, diversity and vitality of current debats, The History of Reading is an essential resource for undergraduates, graduates and researchers. --Book Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Routledge literature readers
- Uniform Title
- Routledge literature readers
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Geschiedenis (vorm)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-448) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Section 1: Defining the field: What is the history of reading? -- Section 2: Theorising the reader -- Section 3: Researching and using literacy -- Section 4: Reading the masses -- Section 5: Reading communities -- Section 6: Individual readers -- Section 7: New directions and methods in the history of reading.
- ISBN
- 9780415484206
- 0415484200
- 9780415484213
- 0415484219
- LCCN
- 2010005179
- OCLC
- 318418786
- SCSB-11413328
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library