Institutions of Reading - The Social Life of Libraries in the United States

Informationen zum Autor THOMAS AUGST is associate professor of English, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. KENNETH CARPENTER is emeritus editor of the Harvard Library Bulletin, Houghton Library. Klappentext Tracing the evolution of the library as a modern institution from the late eighteenth century to the digital era, this book explores the diverse practices by which Americans have shared reading matter for instruction, edification, and pleasure. Zusammenfassung Tracing the evolution of the library as a modern institution from the late eighteenth century to the digital era! this book explores the diverse practices by which Americans have shared reading matter for instruction! edification! and pleasure.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Carpenter Augst
• Con la collaborazione di: Thomas Augst (Editore), Kenneth Carpenter (Editore)
• Editore: University of Massachusetts
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.07.2007
• EAN: 9781558495913
• ISBN: 978-1-55849-591-3
• Pagine: 392
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Studies in Print Culture and t; Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Commercio librario, biblioteconomia