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A social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes /

A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e books and the h...

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Main Author: Valentine, Patrick M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012.
Subjects:
Books > History.
Libraries > History.
Printing > History.
Books > Social aspects > History.
Libraries > Social aspects > History.
Printing > Social aspects > History.
Books.
Libraries.
Printing.
Social aspects.
Libraries > Social aspects.
Printing > Social aspects.
History.
Summary:A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes.

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Call Number: Z 4 .V27 2012
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