The History of Reading: International Perspectives, c. 1500-1990
Description
Bringing together research from a variety of countries and periods, this volume introduces readers to the diverse approaches used to recover the evidence of reading through history in different societies, and asks whether reading practices are always conditioned by specific local circumstances or whether broader patterns might emerge.
Keywords
BOOKS AND READING_HISTORYGREAT BRITAIN_HISTORYLIBRARIES_GREAT BRITAIN
2011Book
Author(s)W. R. Owens, Shafquat Towheed
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230247512
LanguageEnglish
