Cover of The History of Reading

Book 2011

The History of Reading

Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Language
English
Published
2011
  • Books and reading, history
  • Great britain, history
  • Libraries, great britain

We inhabit a textually super-saturated and increasingly literate world. This volume encourages readers to consider the diverse methodologies used by historians of reading globally, and indicates how future research might take up the challenge of recording and interpreting the practices of readers in an increasingly digitized society. -- (source)