Rise of the Modernist Bookshop - Books and the Commerce of Culture in the Twentieth Century

Summary

Concerned with the cultural and economic roles of independent bookstores, this collection considers how eight shops created during the modernist era exceeded their commercial functions to open the spaces of literary production. Understanding these unique social spaces on the threshold of commerce and culture provides a basis for comprehending how t

Product details

• Authors: Huw Osborne, Osborne Huw
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367880842
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88084-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Studies in Publishing History: Manuscript, Print, Digital
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Press & journalism, Economic history, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism, Publishing industry and journalism, Publishing industry & book trade