Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa (Paperback)

Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of perspectives--historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, sociological, and cultural studies. The essays collected here, by leading international scholars, address a range of topics as varied as: the role of print cultures in the colonial public sphere in the nineteenth century; orthography; "iimbongi," orature and the canon; book-collecting and libraries; print and transnationalism; photocomics and other ephemera; censorship, during and after apartheid; books about art and books "as "art; local academic publishing; and the challenge of "book history" for literary and cultural criticism in contemporary South Africa. "Book History" or "Histories of the Book" has been an important and influential field in European and North American scholarship for at least three decades. This volume showcases the "History of the Book" within a South African context and its significance in South Africa's emerging studies of print culture.

General

Imprint:	Wits University Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Rita Barnard • Leon Kock • Archie L. Dick • Natasha Distiller • Patrick Denman Flanery • John Gouws • Lucy Valerie Graham • Isabel Hofmeyr • Lize Kriel • Bronwyn Law-Viljoen
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	476
ISBN-13:	978-1-86814-566-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Promotions
LSN:	1-86814-566-2
Barcode:	9781868145669

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