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A History of Reading (Hardcover)

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Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Viking Pr (Aug 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0670843024
ISBN-13: 978-0670843022
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.8 x 3 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Insightful and readable account of man's relationship with the written word. This is a timely account showing how the transmission of thoughts and ideas through the written word has changed through the evolution of culture, learning, and the physical form of the written word. At a time when the informational age pushes us towards a new relationships with the written word, it is worth taking stock of how we got to this point in our cultural history.

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