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A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes (Hardcover)
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A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes (Hardcover)
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While the importance of writing has often been recognized, the role
of books and especially that of libraries has just as often been
slighted. Knowledge, once generated, has to be communicated,
preserved, and accessible. Books in their varying formats from clay
tablets to scrolls and manuscripts to pixels have been instrumental
in spreading knowledge, although relatively little attention has
been given to the story of books themselves. A Social History of
Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of
books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their
social and cultural importance within differing societies and
changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets
to e-books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or
bytes. Following an introduction that sets the theoretical basis
for the historical importance of books and libraries, chapters
alternate between the history of the book and the history of
libraries. Included within the chapters are short excursions on
some particular development, such as book emblems or cataloging.
Case studies are given as thematic illustrations of libraries
everywhere. Patrick M. Valentine argues that social and cultural
forces have been more influential in determining the nature and
status of information, books, and libraries than has technology.
But A Social History of Books and Libraries is far from a jeremiad
against technology; rather it presents history within the subtle
yet shifting context of time and place. Although written primarily
for librarians and library students, it will also be of interest to
a wider audience of scholars and those interested in books,
libraries, and cultural history."
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