Removable Type

Histories of the Book in Indian Country, 1663-1880

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Native American Studies, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Publishing, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Removable Type by Phillip H. Round, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Phillip H. Round ISBN: 9780807899472
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: October 11, 2010
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Phillip H. Round
ISBN: 9780807899472
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: October 11, 2010
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

In 1663, the Puritan missionary John Eliot, with the help of a Nipmuck convert whom the English called James Printer, produced the first Bible printed in North America. It was printed not in English but in Algonquian, making it one of the first books printed in a Native language. In this ambitious and multidisciplinary work, Phillip Round examines the relationship between Native Americans and printed books over a two-hundred-year period, uncovering the individual, communal, regional, and political contexts for Native peoples' use of the printed word. From the northeastern woodlands to the Great Plains, Round argues, alphabetic literacy and printed books mattered greatly in the emergent, transitional cultural formations of indigenous nations threatened by European imperialism.

Removable Type showcases the varied ways that Native peoples produced and utilized printed texts over time, approaching them as both opportunity and threat. Surveying this rich history, Round addresses such issues as the role of white missionaries and Christian texts in the dissemination of print culture in Indian Country, the establishment of "national" publishing houses by tribes, the production and consumption of bilingual texts, the importance of copyright in establishing Native intellectual sovereignty (and the sometimes corrosive effects of reprinting thereon), and the significance of illustrations.

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

In 1663, the Puritan missionary John Eliot, with the help of a Nipmuck convert whom the English called James Printer, produced the first Bible printed in North America. It was printed not in English but in Algonquian, making it one of the first books printed in a Native language. In this ambitious and multidisciplinary work, Phillip Round examines the relationship between Native Americans and printed books over a two-hundred-year period, uncovering the individual, communal, regional, and political contexts for Native peoples' use of the printed word. From the northeastern woodlands to the Great Plains, Round argues, alphabetic literacy and printed books mattered greatly in the emergent, transitional cultural formations of indigenous nations threatened by European imperialism.

Removable Type showcases the varied ways that Native peoples produced and utilized printed texts over time, approaching them as both opportunity and threat. Surveying this rich history, Round addresses such issues as the role of white missionaries and Christian texts in the dissemination of print culture in Indian Country, the establishment of "national" publishing houses by tribes, the production and consumption of bilingual texts, the importance of copyright in establishing Native intellectual sovereignty (and the sometimes corrosive effects of reprinting thereon), and the significance of illustrations.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Arming the Free World by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Creating the Modern South by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Princess Noire by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book American Alchemy by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Gendered Compromises by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book The New York Intellectuals, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Arc of Empire by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book The Politics of Knowledge in Premodern Islam by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Turning Right in the Sixties by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book English Radicals and the American Revolution by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book The Patrician Tribune by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Making Freedom by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Taffy of Torpedo Junction by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898 by Phillip H. Round
Cover of the book Pressed for All Time by Phillip H. Round
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