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Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Institutions of Reading The Social Life of Libraries in the United States - Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
Author: Thomas Augst
Tracing the evolution of the library as a modern institution from the late eighteenth century to the digital era, this book explores the diverse practices by which Americans have shared reading matter for instruction, edification, and pleasure. — Writing from a rich variety of perspectives, the contributors raise important questions about the mat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781558495906
ISBN-10: 1558495908
Publication Date: 5/31/2007
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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