Free Print and Non-commercial Publishing Since 1700

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Free Print and Non-commercial Publishing Since 1700 by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781351766012
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 15, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781351766012
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 15, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This title was first published in 2000:  The essays in this collection re-examine the phenomenon of "free print" in print culture. By focusing on free print the volume offers perspectives in the cultural history of textual transmission from the early-18th century to the mid-20th century. "Publishing" in the sense of making the print public, embraces the free and often unsolicited distribution of religious literature, political propaganda, and civic and personal gifts. The free print examined here includes gift-books; advertisements and commemorations; the promotion of knowledge, institutions and services; commercial and philanthropic lobbying; religious and missionary activity; and political propaganda both official and underground. Broad issues range from the consideration of press finances, government intervention, and private and institutional patronage, to textual familiarity and social ritual. The approach is deliberately comparative. Ten established scholars of book and printing history, who look at very different regions and periods, test the nature of the alleged authority of print and the apparent value of the commercial tag through the study of print which arrives unbidden in the hands of its consumers. The chapters in this volume are based on papers first given at the "Print for Free" conference organized by the Cambridge Project for the Book Trust in September 1996.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This title was first published in 2000:  The essays in this collection re-examine the phenomenon of "free print" in print culture. By focusing on free print the volume offers perspectives in the cultural history of textual transmission from the early-18th century to the mid-20th century. "Publishing" in the sense of making the print public, embraces the free and often unsolicited distribution of religious literature, political propaganda, and civic and personal gifts. The free print examined here includes gift-books; advertisements and commemorations; the promotion of knowledge, institutions and services; commercial and philanthropic lobbying; religious and missionary activity; and political propaganda both official and underground. Broad issues range from the consideration of press finances, government intervention, and private and institutional patronage, to textual familiarity and social ritual. The approach is deliberately comparative. Ten established scholars of book and printing history, who look at very different regions and periods, test the nature of the alleged authority of print and the apparent value of the commercial tag through the study of print which arrives unbidden in the hands of its consumers. The chapters in this volume are based on papers first given at the "Print for Free" conference organized by the Cambridge Project for the Book Trust in September 1996.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Setting Out by
Cover of the book The Administration of Health Systems by
Cover of the book Local and Global Dynamics of Peacebuilding by
Cover of the book Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics by
Cover of the book Sophists, Socratics and Cynics (Routledge Revivals) by
Cover of the book Team Physician Manual by
Cover of the book Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts by
Cover of the book The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography by
Cover of the book Gower Handbook of Leadership and Management Development by
Cover of the book Islam and Power (RLE Politics of Islam) by
Cover of the book Towards an Articulated Phenomenological Interpretation of Architecture by
Cover of the book The Sasanian World through Georgian Eyes by
Cover of the book Safe Motherhood in a Globalized World by
Cover of the book Psychology and Sexual Orientation by
Cover of the book Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy