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The History of Reading
Author | : Shafquat Towheed,Rosalind Crone,Katie Halsey |
Publsiher | : Routledge Literature Readers |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0415484219 |
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`An extremely intelligent guide to the history of reading... The editors accurately map the new terrain of reading history, setting a variety of global studies within the theoretical approaches so far developed. Their lively prose and judicious selections will attract students and scholars alike to the field.' Shef Rogers, Editor of `Script and Print' `This collection will appeal to students and scholars of history, literature and cultural studies and is essential for specialists in the history of reading.' Bill Bell, Director of the Centre for the History of the Book, The University of Edinburgh The History of Reading Offers on engaging, accessible overview of this fast-developing subject from the rise of literacy through to the current of `book clubs'. The editors offer a variety of extracts crucial to understanding the history of reading and its social, political and cultural implications. Providing both a clear introduction to the history of the field and a taster of the breadth, diversity and vitality of current debats, The History of Reading is an essential resource for undergraduates, graduates and researchers.
The Oral History Reader
Author | : Robert Perks,Alistair Thomson |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 856 |
Release | : 2015-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317371311 |
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The Oral History Reader, now in its third edition, is a comprehensive, international anthology combining major, ‘classic’ articles with cutting-edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history. Twenty-seven new chapters introduce the most significant developments in oral history in the last decade to bring this invaluable text up to date, with new pieces on emotions and the senses, on crisis oral history, current thinking around traumatic memory, the impact of digital mobile technologies, and how oral history is being used in public contexts, with more international examples to draw in work from North and South America, Britain and Europe, Australasia, Asia and Africa. Arranged in five thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editors to contextualise the selection and review relevant literature, articles in this collection draw upon diverse oral history experiences to examine issues including: Key debates in the development of oral history over the past seventy years First hand reflections on interview practice, and issues posed by the interview relationship The nature of memory and its significance in oral history The practical and ethical issues surrounding the interpretation, presentation and public use of oral testimonies how oral history projects contribute to the study of the past and involve the wider community. The challenges and contributions of oral history projects committed to advocacy and empowerment With a revised and updated bibliography and useful contacts list, as well as a dedicated online resources page, this third edition of The Oral History Reader is the perfect tool for those encountering oral history for the first time, as well as for seasoned practitioners.
The Broadview Introduction to Book History
Author | : Michelle Levy,Tom Mole |
Publsiher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2017-04-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781460406038 |
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Book history has emerged in the last twenty years as one of the most important new fields of interdisciplinary study. It has produced new interpretations of major historical events, has made possible new approaches to history, literature, media, and culture, and presents a distinctive historical perspective on current debates about the future of the book. The Broadview Introduction to Book History provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this field. Written in a lively, accessible style, chapters on materiality, textuality, printing and reading, intermediality, and remediation guide readers through numerous key concepts, illustrated with examples from literary texts and historical documents produced across a wide historical range. An ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in book history, it offers a road map to this dynamic inter-disciplinary field.
The Book History Reader
Author | : David Finkelstein,Alistair McCleery |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0415226589 |
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The editors illustrate how book history studies have evolved into a broad approach which incorporates social and cultural considerations governing the production, dissemination and reception of print and texts.
The Historical Reader
Author | : John Lauris Blake |
Publsiher | : Concord, N. H. : H. Hill |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1825 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044097056790 |
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The Historical Reader
Author | : Gilbert J. Hunt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1829 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433081804118 |
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First Third historical reader With Home lesson book to the First Third historical reader
Author | : Blackwood William and sons |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OXFORD:590091389 |
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The History and Narrative Reader
Author | : Geoffrey Roberts |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 041523249X |
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Are historians story-tellers? Is it possible to tell true stories about the past? These are just two of the questions raised in this comprehensive collection of texts about philosophy, theory and methodology of writing history.