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Reading : a cultural practice / Vincent Quinn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quinn, Vincent (Vincent R.), author.
- Series:
- Manchester University Press Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reading--Social aspects.
- Reading.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This tile explores the history and theory of reading from the classical period to the present day. It argues that reading is central to human culture and that this will continue to be the case even if digital cultures change the ways in which we interact with written language.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Reading, incorporated
- 2 The time and place of reading
- 3 The common reader
- 4 Close reading, citizenship, and education
- 5 Loose reading
- 6 Reading and technology
- Envoi
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 18, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526136954
- 1526136953
- OCLC:
- 1230563732
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