The Fear of Books
The Fear of Books

Author: Holbrook Jackson

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780252070402

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Examines the violence, destruction, and suppression that have hounded books throughout their history and the fears that lead to such treachery. This book identifies three deeply seated fears: fear of insurrection, fear of blasphemy, and fear of pornography.

The Development of the International Book Trade, 1870-1895
The Development of the International Book Trade, 1870-1895

Author: A. Rukavina

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0230295037

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An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities.