Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes

By Patrick M. Valentine

A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e-books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810885700
• ISBN13: 9780810885707
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher