{"product_id":"the-book-in-society-an-introduction-to-print-culture-9781554810741","title":"The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture\u003c\/em\u003e examines the origins and development of one of the most important inventions in human history. Books can inform, entertain, inspire, irritate, liberate, or challenge readers, and their forms can be tangible and traditional, like a printed, casebound volume, or virtual and transitory, like a screen-page of a cell-phone novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in clear, non-specialist prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Book in Society\u003c\/em\u003e first provides an overview of the rise of the book and of the modern publishing and bookselling industries. It explores the evolution of written texts from early forms to contemporary formats, the interrelationship between literacy and technology, and the prospects for the book in the twenty-first century. The second half of the book is based on historian Robert Darnton’s concept of a book publishing “communication circuit.” It examines how books migrate from the minds of authors to the minds of readers, exploring such topics as the rise of the modern notion of the author, the role of states and others in promoting or restricting the circulation of books, various modes of reproducing and circulating texts, and how readers’ responses help shape the form and content of the books available to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeature boxes highlighting key texts, individuals, and developments in the history of the book, carefully selected illustrations, and a glossary all help bring the history of the book to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This textbook is the essential pedagogical tool that book historians have always needed. It covers all important developments in book culture in every part of the world and throughout history, from cuneiform to Kindle. For undergraduates with no prior knowledge of the subject, it explains everything with striking clarity and intelligence. It has no peer, and it can serve as the foundation of any introductory course in book studies.” — Jonathan Rose, Drew University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is indeed a book that ‘offers its readers a chance to step outside themselves.’ A comprehensive overview of the evolution of print culture, the text can be read from cover to cover or dipped into at leisure. Each section is clearly labelled, including sub-headings within each chapter. The suggestions for Further Activities are ideal for encouraging students to undertake independent research while the Case Studies in each chapter provide some excellent examples for instructors to build upon. The author is to be commended for the breadth of research that underpins this text, clearly evidenced by the selected bibliographies at the end of each chapter. Whether you are new to the subject or looking to enhance the breadth of your knowledge, this is a text that is well worth consulting.” — Clare Horrocks, Liverpool John Moores University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Book in Society\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that allows readers from many different backgrounds into the complex world of print culture. Used in a team-taught class which mixed technical and professional communication with 18th century literary scholarship, for example, the book offered us a touchstone for bringing our different academic cultures and worldviews together. Undergraduate students from professional and public writing, literature, creative writing, education, and more found relevance in the way Robinson works through time periods, technical practices, and cultural differences, and, as professors, we appreciated the way the book fostered rich conversation while still allowing for flexibility in the way we ran our course on the history of the book in theory and practice.” — Emily C. Friedman and Derek G. Ross, Auburn University Department of English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture\u003c\/em\u003e by Solveig Robinson is written with students and those new to the history of the book in mind … What makes this book particularly useful as a teaching tool is the thoughtfully selected bibliography that follows each chapter and the selected activities and resources that follow each part … What is commendable about this book is that it makes the history of the book an approachable subject for students.” — \u003cstrong\u003eJoya Mannan, \u003cem\u003ePapers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HISTORY OF THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter One Origins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting and Writing Systems: Moving from Signs to Words\u003cbr\u003eEgypt and Mesopotamia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEgyptian Hieroglyphic\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Rosetta Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCuneiform\u003cbr\u003eSemitic Writings\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Torah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParchment\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOther Asian Writing Systems\u003cbr\u003ePaper\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMesoamerica\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMesoamerican Codices\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eMayan Codices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncan Quipus\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncient Greece\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Two Scribal Culture and the Codex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks and the Roman Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWriting at the Center: Rome\u003cbr\u003eWriting in the Provinces: Vindolanda\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks of the Jewish Diaspora\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eJewish Codices\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIslam and the Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Qur’an\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBookmaking in the Muslim World\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity and the Codex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Development of the Christian Bible\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Production in the Middle Ages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Monastic Scriptorium\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Hours\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Renaissance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eUniversities\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Three The Printing Revolution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly Printing in Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrinting in China\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Sutra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinting in Japan and Korea\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly Printing in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGutenberg\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Biblia Pauperum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eType Design\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Common Press\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Gutenberg Bible\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Press and the Reformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrinting and the Protestant Churches\u003cbr\u003ePrinting and the Catholic Church\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Expansion of Print Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Officina Plantiniana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinting and the Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003eEncylopedists and Lexicographers\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eL’Encylopédie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eJohnson’s Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinting in the Industrial Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevelopments in the Printing Trades\u003cbr\u003eWood-Pulp Paper\u003cbr\u003eMechanized Typesetting\u003cbr\u003eThe Book Arts Revival\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Four Modern Times: From Paperbacks to e-Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducation, Literacy, and Mass Readerships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePeriodicals\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Paperback Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePenguins and Pockets\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular Genres\u003cbr\u003eMass Market versus Quality\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Digital Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGutenberg and the Internet \u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ee-Readers\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Future of the Book\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected Activities and Resources for Part One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART TWO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BOOK CIRCUIT: AUTHORS, AUTHORITIES, PUBLISHERS, READERS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Five Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rise of the Modern Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnonymous and Pseudonymous Publishing\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor by Profession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Royal Literary Fund\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubscription Publication\u003cbr\u003eFrom Profit Sharing to Royalties\u003cbr\u003eCopyright and Contracts\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiterary Agents and Professional Societies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eEudora Welty and Diarmuid Russell: An Author and Her Agent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthors’ Associations\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003ePEN International\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslation, Adaptation, and Other TransformationsSelf-Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eBapsi Sidhwa and the Self-Publishing Springboard\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Six States and Censors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegulating Print\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTrade Associations\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCensorship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eBook Bans and Challenges\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCensorship and the Inquisition\u003cbr\u003eState Censorship\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eObscenity Legislation and Lady Chatterley’s Lover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCensorship and the Third Reich\u003cbr\u003eCensorship in the Modern Era\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromoting Print\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFreedom of the Press\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Danish Cartoons Controversy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe History of Copyright\u003cbr\u003eInternational Copyright Protections\u003cbr\u003eLimits on Copyright: Fair Use\u003cbr\u003eCopyright Law Today\u003cbr\u003eCopyright and Copyleft\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarnessing Print\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePropaganda and War\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Seven Publishers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Professionalization of Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eGeraldine Jewsbury: A Publisher’s Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Explosion of Publishing Ventures\u003cbr\u003eMultinationals\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003ePearson\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecialized Publishers: Educational Presses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTextbook Publishing\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eReadability\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUniversity Presses\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Publishing Process\u003cbr\u003eAcquisitions and Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAcquisitions\u003cbr\u003eISBNs and CIP Data\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eMax Perkins: A Literary Editor\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCopyediting\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eMisguided Editing: Bowdlerization\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesign\u003cbr\u003eTypesetting, Printing, and Binding\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Eight Booksellers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndependent Booksellers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIndependents Today\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Strand Book Store\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsed and Antiquarian Booksellers\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003ePowell’s Books\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookstore Chains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eGlorious Chain Stores\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Superstores\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eFoyles: A Legendary Superstore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnline Booksellers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Internet Superstore: Amazon.com\u003cbr\u003eOther Internet Booksellers\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistributors and Wholesalers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Fairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e☰ \u003cem\u003eThe Frankfurt Book Fair\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Nine 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