Black Book Publishers in the United States - A Historical Dictionary of the Presses, 1817-1990

Since the second decade of the nineteenth century, there have been black-owned book publishers in the United States, addressing the special concerns of black people in ways that other book publishers have not. This is the first work to treat extensively the individual publishing histories of these firms. Though largely ignored by historians, the story of these publishers, as documented in this study, reveals fascinating details of literary history, as well as previously unknown facts about the contribution of blacks to Western civilization.

Donald Franklin Joyce offers comprehensive profiles of forty-six publishing companies, selected for inclusion through an examination of major bibliographic works, book advertisements, periodical literature, and business directories. Each profile contains information on the company's publishing history, books and other publications that were released, information sources about the firm, other titles issued, libraries holding titles produced by the publisher, and officers and addresses, where appropriate. Entries are arranged alphabetically by the publisher name, while an appendix presents a geographic listing of the firms and an index offers author, title, and subject access. This work will be an important resource for students, scholars, and researchers interested in cultural and intellectual black history, as well as public and academic libraries seeking specific information on individual publishing companies.

Sommario

Introduction
The Dictionary
Appendix: Geographical Distribution of Black-Owned Book Publishers
Indexes

Info autore

DONALD FRANKLIN JOYCE is Dean of Library and Media Services at Austin Peay State University. He is the author of Gatekeepers of Black Culture: Black-Owned Book Publishing in the United States, 1817-1981 (Greenwood, 1983), Blacks in the Humanities, 1750-1984: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1986), and Black Book Publishers in the United States: A Historical Dictionary of the Presses, 1817-1990 (Greenwood, 1991).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Donald Franklin Joyce, Joyce Donald Franklin
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.10.1991
• EAN: 9780313267833
• ISBN: 978-0-313-26783-3
• Pagine: 272
• Peso: 595 g
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; USA, Ethnic Studies, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Black & Asian Studies, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Business: Business Communications