A HISTORY OF BRITISH PUBLISHING by John Feather ( 9781134415373 )

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH PUBLISHING

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1134415370

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9781134415373

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 November, 2005

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

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Synopsis:

Thoroughly revised, restructured and updated, A History of British Publishing covers six centuries of publishing in Britain from before the invention of the printing press, to the electronic era of today.John Feather places Britain and her industries in an international marketplace and examines just how `British', British publishing really is. Considering not only the publishing industry itself, but also the areas affecting, and affected by it, Feather traces the history of publishing books in Britain and examines:educationpoliticstechnologylawreligioncustomclassfinance, production and distributionthe onslaught of global corporations.Specifically designed for publishing and book history courses, this is the only book to give an overall history of British publishing, and will be an invaluable resource for all students of this fascinating subject.

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1 Line drawings, black and white

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Routledge

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