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Whether in the creation of early manuscripts, in the formation of
libraries, through fine printing, or the development of mass media,
Scotland's contributions to the history of the book, both within
the nation and beyond its boundaries, have been remarkable.
Published in four volumes, The Edinburgh History of the Book in
Scotland brings together the work of leading scholars in order to
investigate the history of the Scottish book from earliest times to
the present.
The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland
Volume 4: Professionalism and Diversity 1880-2000
Edited by David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery
'Much more than just an account of how books were physically
produced in and commercially distributed from Scotland, this volume
explains the interaction of Scottish writers with their publishers
and the changing media environment in which both publishers and
writers have had to operate. The broad scope of the publishing
economy presented in each chapter is counterpointed by the fine
detail of individual struggles to surmount the challenges of
publishing in a country moving from the centre to the margins of a
global industry. In fascinating detail, volume 4 of The Edinburgh
History of the Book recounts the transformation in Scotland's
publishing and literary fortunes from 1880 to 2000.' - Cairns
Craig, Director of the AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies
at the University of Aberdeen
'Volume Four of The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland
presents a deeply researched and inclusive account of Scottish
publishing, reading, and writing through a period that saw major
shifts in the country's role in the international world of print.
Lucidly writtenand theoretically astute, its overview essays are
balanced by engaging studies of specific features ranging from
paper mills to Harry Potter. The authors and editors are to be
congratulated for this foundational contribution to the cultural
history of Scotland and to book history worldwide.' - Carole
Gerson, Simon Fraser University, editor of volume 3 of History of
the Book in Canada
In this volume a range of distinguished contributors provide an
original analysis of the book in Scotland during a period that has
been until now greatly under-researched and little
understood.
The issues covered by this volume include the professionalisation
of publishing, its scale, technological developments, the role of
the state, including the library service, the institutional
structure of the book in Scotland, industrial relations, union
activity and organisation, women and the Scottish book, and the
economics of publishing. Separate chapters cover Scottish
publishing and literary culture, publishing genres, the art of
print culture, distribution, and authors and readers. The volume
also includes an innovative use of illustrative case studies.
In eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, books of travel and
exploration were much more than simply the printed experiences of
intrepid authors. They were works of both artistry and industry -
products of the complex, and often contested, relationships between
authors and editors, publishers and printers. These books
captivated the reading public and played a vital role in creating
new geographical truths. In that age of global wonder and of
expanding empires, there was no publisher more renowned for its
travel books than the House of John Murray. Drawing on detailed
examination of the John Murray Archive of manuscripts, images, and
the firm's correspondence with its many authors - a list that
included such illustrious explorers and scientists as Charles
Darwin and Charles Lyell, and literary giants like Jane Austen,
Byron, and Sir Walter Scott - Travels into Print considers how
journeys of exploration became published accounts and how travelers
sought to demonstrate the faithfulness of their written testimony
and to secure their personal credibility. This fascinating study in
historical geography and book history takes modern readers on a
journey into the nature of exploration, the production of authority
in published travel narratives, and the creation of geographical
authorship - a journey bound together by the unifying force of a
world-leading publisher.
The church is not a building. It is a people that God has called
together and made alive by faith. Although the activities of the
church are important this book begins with who God's people are -
recognizing that the church's activity results from its identity.
When we call children to be a part of the church, we are calling
them to be a part of a gospel people. And, as a gospel people, the
church is a believing family, a community of missionaries,
servants, learners and worshipers. This book is a call to God's
people to live as the people that God has made them to be.
This is a book about readers on the move in the age of Victorian
empire. It examines the libraries and reading habits of five
reading constituencies from the long nineteenth century: shipboard
emigrants, Australian convicts, Scottish settlers, polar explorers,
and troops in the First World War. What was the role of reading in
extreme circumstances? How were new meanings made under strange
skies? How was reading connected with mobile communities in an age
of expansion? Uncovering a vast range of sources from the period,
from diaries, periodicals, and literary culture, Bill Bell reveals
some remarkable and unanticipated insights into the way that
reading operated within and upon the British Empire for over a
century.
Whether in the creation of early manuscripts, in the formation of
libraries, through fine printing, or the development of mass media,
Scotland's contributions to the history of the book, both within
the nation and beyond its boundaries, have been remarkable.
Published in four volumes, The Edinburgh History of the Book in
Scotland brings together the work of leading scholars in order to
investigate the history of the Scottish book from earliest times to
the present.
The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland
Volume 3: Ambition and Industry 1800-1880
Edited by Bill Bell
'A remarkable achievement of collective scholarship. This volume
does full justice to Scotland's extraordinary contribution to the
history of the book while successfully embedding that story in the
broader context of nineteenth-century Scottish development.' - Tom
Devine, Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and
Palaeography, The University of Edinburgh
'I emerge from reading this book with a heightened sense of the
importance of the Scottish book trade in the nineteenth century,
not only through its authors and publishers, but also the ways in
which Scottish enterprise and ambition is woven into the fabric of
nineteenth-century printed discourse. As a corrective to
London-based perspectives, this volume is particularly valuable.' -
Robert L. Patten, Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Humanities, Rice
University
Throughout the nineteenth century Scotland was transformed from an
agricultural nation on the periphery of Europe to become an
industrial force with international significance. A landmark in its
field, this volume explores the changes in the Scottish book trade
as it moved from asmall-scale manufacturing process to a
mass-production industry. This book brings together the work of
over thirty leading experts to explore a broad range of topics that
include production technology, bookselling and distribution, the
literary market, reading and libraries, and Scotland's
international relations.
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