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An innovative book revealing the impact of print on social change in early modern Ireland -- .

Table of Contents

1. The social meaning of print
2. The context of print: the growth of a written culture
3. The coming of the book, 1500–1650
4. The triumph of print, 1650–1700
5. Reading for salvation
6. Reading for power
7. Reading for profit and pleasure
Appendix
Index

Reading Ireland

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    A Paperback by Raymond Gillespie

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 5/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780719087820
      978-0719087820
      ISBN-10 0719087821

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An innovative book revealing the impact of print on social change in early modern Ireland -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. The social meaning of print
      2. The context of print: the growth of a written culture
      3. The coming of the book, 1500–1650
      4. The triumph of print, 1650–1700
      5. Reading for salvation
      6. Reading for power
      7. Reading for profit and pleasure
      Appendix
      Index

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