{"product_id":"reading-palestine-printing-and-literacy-19001948-9780292705937","title":"Reading Palestine  Printing and Literacy 19001948","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAddressing an exciting aspect of Middle Eastern history as well as the power of the printed word itself, Reading Palestine describes how the sudden rise of literacy in Palestine intensified the role of literacy in every sphere of community life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Superb... Ayalon's work is not a fresh look at an old topic, but is a successful innovative product portraying how and when Palestinians used and read printed texts and the pace with which those texts influenced multiple aspects of Arab society in Palestine. It is masterfully presented.\" Kenneth W. Stein, William E. Schatten Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History and Israeli Studies, Emory University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Palestine in the First Half of the Twentieth Century \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recapturing Past Reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Literacy and Education \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Education: Phases of Development \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Impact of Education: Profile of the \"Literate\" Community \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Texts: Imported, Produced, Viewed \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Traditional Stocks: The Augury of Change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Impact of the Neighborhood \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Local Production \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Texts in the Public Domain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Texts Accessed and Afforded \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conduits of Dissemination \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buying One's Own Book \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Accessing without Buying: Libraries, Clubs, Reading Rooms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Accessing without Buying: Open Public Places \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Individual Reading \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Individual Reading: Past Legacy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mutala`ah in Twentieth-Century Palestine: The Comfort of Home \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Private Reading in Public \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Collective Reading \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Old, Familiar Conduits \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Vocal Reading: Bridging across Illiteracy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Vocal Reading: The Extra Benefit of the Collective Experience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sources \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400846025047,"sku":"9780292705937","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292705937.jpg?v=1730471725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-palestine-printing-and-literacy-19001948-9780292705937","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}