Geographies of the Book

by Charles W.J. Withers

Book Overview

The geography of the book is as old as the history of the book, though far less thoroughly explored. Yet research has increasingly pointed to the spatial dimensions of book history, to the transformation of texts as they are made and moved from place to place, from authors to readers and within different communities and cultures of reception. Widespread recognition of the significance of place, of the effects of movement over space and of the importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138267937
• ISBN13: 9781138267930
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"