Reading
Douban
A Very Short Introduction
Belinda Jack
Overview
Reading can inform, inspire, emancipate, and motivate us. Down the centuries, it has brought huge educational and social benefits. It can also unleash subversion, and its spread has been accompanied by censorship and control. Belinda Jack explores the global development and impact of reading - from ancient texts to digital texts today.
contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
1: What is reading?
2: Ancient worlds
3: Reading manuscripts, reading print
4: Modern reading
5: Forbidden reading
6: Reading and/as interpretation
7: Pluralities
Further reading
Index