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Publishing Business in Eighteenth-Century England
Prof James Raven
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Description for Publishing Business in Eighteenth-Century England
Paperback. Many more people encountered newspapers, business press products or jobbing print than the glamorous books of the Enlightenment. This book looks at the way in which print effected a business revolution. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 9, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings, 4 black and white, 5 lin. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Many more people encountered newspapers, business press products or jobbing print than the glamorous books of the Enlightenment. This book looks at the way in which print effected a business revolution. Publishing Business in Eighteenth-Century England assesses the contribution of the business press and the publication of print to the economic transformation of England. The impact of non-book printing has been long neglected. A raft of jobbing work serviced commerce and finance while many more practical guides and more ephemeral pamphlets on trade and investment were read than the books that we now associate with the foundations of modern ... Read more
Many more people encountered newspapers, business press products or jobbing print than the glamorous books of the Enlightenment. This book looks at the way in which print effected a business revolution. Publishing Business in Eighteenth-Century England assesses the contribution of the business press and the publication of print to the economic transformation of England. The impact of non-book printing has been long neglected. A raft of jobbing work serviced commerce and finance while many more practical guides and more ephemeral pamphlets on trade and investment were read than the books that we now associate with the foundations of modern ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843839101
SKU
V9781843839101
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Ref
99-50
About Prof James Raven
James Raven is a Fellow of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of the British Academy, the Society of Antiquaries, and the Royal Historical Society. He was previously Professor of Modern History at the University of Essex, and Professorial Fellow and Reader in Social and Cultural History, University of Oxford.
Reviews for Publishing Business in Eighteenth-Century England
The delight of this study is actually in the many surprising discoveries that Raven has collected as the basis for his larger argument.
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The breadth and nuance of this study make its arguments persuasive and make it a significant contribution to the history of the book and of printing.
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LIBRARY
The breadth and nuance of this study make its arguments persuasive and make it a significant contribution to the history of the book and of printing.
PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA ... Read more