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Reading Palestine : printing and literacy, 1900-1948 / Ami Ayalon.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks LB1050 .A93 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ayalon, Ami, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reading--Palestine--History--20th century.
- Reading.
- Literacy--Palestine--History--20th century.
- Literacy.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- Addressing an exciting aspect of Middle Eastern history as well as the power of the printed word itself, Reading Palestine describes how this hurried process intensified the role of literacy in every sphere of community life. Ami Ayalon examines Palestine's development of a modern educational system in conjunction with the emergence of a print industry, libraries and reading clubs, and the impact of print media on urban and rural populations. Drawn from extensive archival sources, official reports, autobiographies, and a rich trove of early Palestinian journalism, Reading Palestine provides crucial insight into the dynamic rise of literacy that revolutionized the way Palestinians navigated turbulent political waters.
- Contents:
- Literacy and education
- Texts : imported, produced, viewed
- Texts accessed and afforded
- Individual reading
- Collective reading.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-200) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0292705794
- 029270593X
- OCLC:
- 57069849
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