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The History of Reading: International Perspectives, C. 1500-1990 2011 Edition
Contributor(s): Towheed, S. (Editor), Owens, W. (Editor)
ISBN: 1349320056     ISBN-13: 9781349320059
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
OUR PRICE:   $52.24  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Books & Reading
- History | Social History
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 028.9
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.63 lbs) 222 pages
 
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Bringing together research from a variety of countries and periods, this volume introduces readers to the diverse approaches used to recover the evidence of reading through history in different societies, and asks whether reading practices are always conditioned by specific local circumstances or whether broader patterns might emerge.