Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book

by David D. Hall

Book Overview

How did people in early America understand the authority of print and how was this authority sustained and contested? These questions are at the heart of this set of pathbreaking essays in the history of the book by one of America's leading practitioners in this interdisciplinary field.

David D. Hall examines the interchange between popular and learned cultures and the practices of reading and writing. His writings deal with change and continuity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558490493
• ISBN13: 9781558490499
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"