The Social Life of Books: reading together in the eighteenth-century home
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DOI: 10.1080/03071022.2018.1425263
Abstract: Conventional wisdom would have us believe that books had little or no social life in the eighteenth century. Since Rolf Engelsing first coined the term to describe changing patterns of book ownersh... read more here.
Keywords: social life; life books; eighteenth century; books reading ... See more keywords
Of libraries, books, and reading: A journey of meaning making
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DOI: 10.17159/tl.v57i2.8798
Abstract: Introduction Archie Dick authored The Hidden History of South Africa’s Book and Reading Culture (2012). Among other things, Dick argues that “the evidence of common reading illuminates the mentalities and world views of ordinary South… read more here.
Keywords: books reading; libraries books; book; history ... See more keywords