The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures shows how the common practice of reading can illuminate the social and political history of a culture. This ground-breaking study reveals resistance strategies in the reading and writing practices of South Africans; strategies that have been hidden until now for political reasons relating to the country's liberation struggles. By looking to records from a slave lodge, women's associations, army education units, universities, courts, libraries, prison departments, and political groups, Archie Dick exposes the key works of fiction and non-fiction, magazines, and newspapers that were read and discussed by political activists and prisoners. Uncovering the book and library schemes that elites used to regulate reading, Dick exposes incidences of intellectual fraud, book theft, censorship, and book burning. Through this innovative methodology, Dick aptly shows how South African readers used reading and books to resist unjust regimes and build community across South Africa's class and racial barriers.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Studies in Book and Print Culture
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Archie L. Dick
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	196
Edition:	3rd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-1592-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-4426-1592-3
Barcode:	9781442615922

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