A history of British publishing / John Feather.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feather, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--History.

Publishers and publishing.

Book industries and trade--Great Britain--History.

Book industries and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thoroughly revised, restructured and updated, A History of British Publishing covers six centuries of publishing in Britain from before the invention of the printing press, to the electronic era of today. John Feather places Britain and her industries in an international marketplace and examines just how 'British', British publishing really is. Considering not only the publishing industry itself, but also the areas affecting, and affected by it, Feather traces the history of publishing books in Britain and examines: education politics technology law religion custom class finance, production and distribution the onslaught of global corporations. Specifically designed for publishing and book history courses, this is the only book to give an overall history of British publishing, and will be an invaluable resource for all students of this fascinating subject.

Contents:

""BOOK COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""A NOTE ON COUNTRIES, DATES AND MONEY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Part I THE EARLY MODERN BOOK TRADE""; ""1 LITERACY, PRINT AND CULTURE IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND""; ""2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK TRADE""; ""3 THE BOOK TRADE AND THE STATE""; ""4 THE MARKET FOR BOOKS""; ""Part II PUBLISHING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE""; ""5 THE FIRST PUBLISHERS""; ""6 THE BOOK TRADE AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION""; ""7 PUBLISHING IN A FREE TRADE ECONOMY""; ""8 THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""9 THE AGE OF THE NOVEL""; ""10 AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS""

""Part III THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY""""11 THE FIRST OF THE MASS MEDIA""; ""12 THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY""; ""13 PAPERBACK PUBLISHING""; ""14 PUBLISHING FOR THE EMPIRE""; ""15 THE TRADE IN WAR AND PEACE""; ""16 NEW COMPETITORS""; ""17 THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION""; ""18 BRITISH PUBLISHING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY""; ""A NOTE ON FURTHER READING""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-253) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-41541-9

1-134-41542-7

1-280-24450-X

9786610244508

0-203-12680-7

9780203126806

OCLC:

62325885