{"product_id":"what-is-the-history-of-the-book-hardback-9780745641614","title":"What is the History of the Book? (Hardback) 9780745641614","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat is the History of the Book?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Raven (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745641614, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e196 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.5 x 2 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an invaluable survey of the origins, theoretical and methodological underpinnings, and major resources and findings of the fast-growing field of book history, across a global range of times and places.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAnn Blair, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"James Raven's boundary-defying book is delightfully adventuresome in its thinking and dazzling in the scope and command of the sources it adduces. This remarkably accomplished little volume will be part of the conversation for years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMichael F. Suarez, S.J., Director, Rare Book School at the University of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It's exactly what I need to introduce me to what the discipline embraces, how it began and how it is developing.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKaren McAulay, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"'Easy writing', wrote the playwright Sheridan, 'is damned hard reading'. For James Raven this must have been damned hard writing indeed, for the result is reading which lightly carries a lifetime of learning and will surely act as an inspiration to others, not least to young scholars who are coming new to the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary \u0026amp; Information History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents, 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, \u003ci\u003eWhat is the History of the Book?\u003c\/i\u003e shows how book history crosses disciplinary boundaries and intersects with literary, historical, media, library, conservation and communications 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 practices 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first global, accessible introduction to the field of book history from ancient to modern times, \u003ci\u003eWhat is the History of the Book?\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all those interested in one of society's most important cultural artefacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of illustrations and tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Scope of Book History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefining the book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst books first\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Early History of Book History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-histories of the book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Description, Enumeration and Modelling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetrospective catalogues and bibliometrics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew perspectives and projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircuits and diagrams\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Who, What and How?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWider horizons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl: Copyright, censorship and circulation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLibraries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCautions and precepts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. 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