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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 Thomas Augst
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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
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.
392 pages, 39 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 2, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9781558495913 |
| Publishers | University of Massachusetts Press |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 154 × 23 mm · 558 g |
| Editor | Augst, Thomas |
| Editor | Carpenter, Kenneth |