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Klappentext Presents the final volume of the seven-volume Cambridge History of the Book in Britain series, focusing on the twentieth century and beyond. Zusammenfassung Final volume of the seven-volume Cambridge History of the Book in Britain series, focusing on the twentieth century and beyond. The book is for students, scholars and a general audience interested in book history, publishing studies, and the cultural history of Britain in the twentieth century and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: 1. Materials, technologies and the printing industry Sarah Bromage and Helen Williams; 2. Format and design Sebastian Carter; 3. The digital book Padmini Ray Murray; Part II: 4. Authorship Andrew Nash and Claire Squires; 5. Publishing David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery; 6. Distribution and bookselling Iain Stevenson; 7. Reading and ownership Andrew Nash, Claire Squires and Shafquat Towheed; Part III: 8. Literature Andrew Nash and Jane Potter; 9. Children's books Peter Hunt and Lucy Pearson; 10. Schoolbooks and textbook publishing Sarah Pedersen; 11. Popular science Peter J. Bowler; 12. Popular history Helen Williams; 13. Religion Michael Ledger-Lomas; 14. Publishing for leisure Susan Pickford; 15. Museum and art book publishing Sarah Anne Hughes; 16. Music John Wagstaff; 17. University presses and academic publishing Samatha J. Rayner; 18. Journals (STM and humanities) Michael Mabe and Anthony Watkinson; 19. Information, reference, and government publishing Susan Pickford; 20. Maps, cartography and geographical publishing Iain Stevenson; 21. Magazines and periodicals Anthony Quinn; 22. Comics and graphic novels Mark Nixon; Part IV: 23. The book in Wartime Jane Potter; 24. Books, intellectual property and copyright Catherine Seville; 25. Books and the mass market: class, democracy and value Rónán McDonald; 26. The book and civil society Kate Longworth; 27. Sex, race and class: the radical, alternative and minority booktrade in Britain Gail Chester; 28. Counter-culture and underground Chris Atton; 29. Books and other media Alexis Weedon; 30. Book events, book environments David Finkelstein and Claire Squires; 31. The book, British imperialism and post-imperialism Caroline Davis....
