The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
Volume 7. The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Part of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
- Editors:
- Andrew Nash, Institute of English Studies, University of London
- Claire Squires, University of Stirling
- I. R. Willison, Institute of English Studies, University of London
- Date Published: March 2021
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781009010474
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The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain is an authoritative series which surveys the history of publishing, bookselling, authorship and reading in Britain. This seventh and final volume surveys the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a range of perspectives in order to create a comprehensive guide, from growing professionalisation at the beginning of the twentieth century, to the impact of digital technologies at the end. Its multi-authored focus on the material book and its manufacture broadens to a study of the book's authorship and readership, and its production and dissemination via publishing and bookselling. It examines in detail key market sectors over the course of the period, and concludes with a series of essays concentrating on aspects of book history: the book in wartime; class, democracy and value; books and other media; intellectual property and copyright; and imperialism and post-imperialism.
Read more- This book is the final volume in the authoritative series, The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
- Contains accessible essays covering the publishing, reading, writing and bookselling history of Britain in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
- Delivers new essays from world leading scholars to advance studies in the field
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'Inevitably in a volume of this kind there are elements, aspects and topics one would have liked to have seen covered, but that are not. Equally, topics are covered that one did not expect, or even know about. Regardless, the volume is a treasure trove of information. Like all previous volumes in the series, Volume Seven is extremely rich, detailed, carefully edited, and authoritative.' Wim Van Mierlo, Library and Information History
See more reviews'A fitting conclusion to a splendid seven-volume series (the first volumes appeared in 2008), this wonderfully useful and engaging collection presents 31 essays on topics including print materials and technology, book formats, and the digital book; authorship, publishing, distribution, and ownership; particular publishing niches from government publications, university presses, journals, magazines … This rich volume and indeed the whole series are essential for all who are interested in the history of the book.' D. L. Patey, Choice
'The volume not only serves as an important point of reference for those working in book, publishing, or indeed library, history at the moment but will also serve as the foundation for scholars in the future to pursue their own investigations. This volume makes a very significant contribution and it is one which will stand the test of time.' Peter Reid, Journal of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society
'What has been done in this volume is immensely valuable. It is a time capsule of a national book history and book history more generally. It belongs - with no excuses - in any library pretending to house the essentials of cultural research.' Robert L. Patten, The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
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- Date Published: March 2021
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781009010474
- length: 784 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 45 mm
- weight: 1.178kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I:
1. Materials, technologies and the printing industry Sarah Bromage and Helen Williams
2. Format and design Sebastian Carter
3. The digital book Padmini Ray Murray
Part II:
4. Authorship Andrew Nash and Claire Squires
5. Publishing David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery
6. Distribution and bookselling Iain Stevenson
7. Reading and ownership Andrew Nash, Claire Squires and Shafquat Towheed
Part III:
8. Literature Andrew Nash and Jane Potter
9. Children's books Peter Hunt and Lucy Pearson
10. Schoolbooks and textbook publishing Sarah Pedersen
11. Popular science Peter J. Bowler
12. Popular history Helen Williams
13. Religion Michael Ledger-Lomas
14. Publishing for leisure Susan Pickford
15. Museum and art book publishing Sarah Anne Hughes
16. Music John Wagstaff
17. University presses and academic publishing Samatha J. Rayner
18. Journals (STM and humanities) Michael Mabe and Anthony Watkinson
19. Information, reference, and government publishing Susan Pickford
20. Maps, cartography and geographical publishing Iain Stevenson
21. Magazines and periodicals Anthony Quinn
22. Comics and graphic novels Mark Nixon
Part IV:
23. The book in Wartime Jane Potter
24. Books, intellectual property and copyright Catherine Seville
25. Books and the mass market: class, democracy and value Rónán McDonald
26. The book and civil society Kate Longworth
27. Sex, race and class: the radical, alternative and minority booktrade in Britain Gail Chester
28. Counter-culture and underground Chris Atton
29. Books and other media Alexis Weedon
30. Book events, book environments David Finkelstein and Claire Squires
31. The book, British imperialism and post-imperialism Caroline Davis.
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