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What is the History of the Book? (Hardcover)
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What is the History of the Book? (Hardcover)
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This book introduces the fast-developing field of book history.
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, communications, media,
library and conservation 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
practises 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.
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