The Arabic Print Revolution: Cultural Production and Mass Readership

ISBN-13: 9781107149441 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 234 str.

Ami Ayalon

Opis

Ayalon explores the birth of Arab printing, publishing, dissemination methods, and mass readership during the formative phase from 1800 to 1914.

Recenzje

'Building on his earlier work on the Arabic press and its reception, Ami Ayalon breaks new ground with this ambitious study on the history of publishing and reading in the Middle East. Impressive in its breadth and depth, The Arabic Print Revolution details the story behind the making of the nahda, showing the cultural transformations that made it possible. Rigorously researched, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in print culture.' Beth Baron, author of The Orphan Scandal: Christian Missionaries and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction: the problem of genesis; 1. The formative phase of Arab printing - a historical overview; 2. Printers and publishers; 3. Books, journals, cartes de visite; 4. Diffusion channels; 5. Advancing circulation; 6. Reading and readers; 7. Reading in public; Conclusion; Bibliography.