[PDF.84fl] The Book: The Life Story of a Technology

The Book: The Life Story of a Technology

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 | #361428 in Books |  Johns Hopkins University Press |  2009-09-25 |  2009-09-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.48 x6.00l,.60 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Informative and clear|By Ed Battistella|I came across THE BOOK while looking for a new text for my History of Publishing course, and after reading it adopted it and revamped the course. Nicole Howard has done an excellent done of telling the story of the book—its origins, economics, labor history and technological development. We learn about papyrus and parchment and pa| ||"The book is arguably the one technology that has made all others possible... What Howard does is provide an exceedingly accessible retelling of the book's life story, one that shows precisely how books represent a peak of technology, giving permanence and fo

The printed book is one of life’s most frequently encountered technologies. Historian Nicole Howard provides a comprehensive survey of the evolution of this technology, tracing its development across many centuries and cultures.

No other technology in human history, declares Howard, has had the impact of this invention. By examining the book as a technology, Howard reveals how profoundly information and media have shaped history and how vital the technolog...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Book: The Life Story of a Technology   |  Nicole Howard. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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