Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States - Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book - Thomas Augst - Books - University of Massachusetts Press - 9781558495913 - July 2, 2007
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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


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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

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