The Cambridge history of the book in Britain. Volume VII, The twentieth century and beyond / edited by Andrew Nash, Claire Squires, I. R. Willison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nash, Andrew, 1972- editor.

Squires, Claire, editor.

Willison, I. R. (Ian R.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 766 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jun 2019).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780511862489 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.