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The History of Oxford University Press
W. Roger Louis
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Description for The History of Oxford University Press
Hardcover. The history of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. This third volume begins with the establishment of the New York office in 1896. It traces the expansion of OUP in America, Australia, Asia, and Africa, and far-reaching changes in the business and technology of publishing up to 1970. Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: History of Oxford University Press. Num Pages: 912 pages, 229 b/w illustrations in text, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK; KJZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1752.
The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. Beginning with the first presses set up in Oxford in the fifteenth century and the later establishment of a university printing house, it leads through the publication of bibles, scholarly works, and the Oxford English Dictionary, to a twentieth-century expansion that created the largest university press in the world, playing a part in research, education, and language learning in more than 50 countries. With access to extensive archives, The History of OUP traces the impact of long-term changes in printing technology and the business of publishing. It ... Read more
The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. Beginning with the first presses set up in Oxford in the fifteenth century and the later establishment of a university printing house, it leads through the publication of bibles, scholarly works, and the Oxford English Dictionary, to a twentieth-century expansion that created the largest university press in the world, playing a part in research, education, and language learning in more than 50 countries. With access to extensive archives, The History of OUP traces the impact of long-term changes in printing technology and the business of publishing. It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
904
Condition
New
Series
History of Oxford University Press
Number of Pages
908
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199568406
SKU
V9780199568406
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99-44
About W. Roger Louis
Wm. Roger Louis (D.Litt., Oxford), CBE, FBA, is Kerr Professor at the University of Texas and Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. A Past President of the American Historical Association, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford History of the British Empire. His books include Ends of British Imperialism (2006).
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