A History Of Cambridge University Press

Author : Leslie Howsam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107023734
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the History of the Book written by Leslie Howsam and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts.

Author : Michael H. Black
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521775724
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Cambridge University Press written by Michael H. Black and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short History of Cambridge University Press is an account of the world's oldest press, from the publication of the Press's first book in 1584 through to the present day. It emphasises the constitutional basis of the Press, which is an essential part of its parent university, and highlights the moments of change and crisis: Richard Bentley's revival in the 1690s, the Victorian renaissance in the 1850s, the rise of modern university publishing, two world wars, the crisis of the early 1970s - resolved by Geoffrey Cass's bold reconstruction - and the printing and publishing expansion of the 1990s. This history brings out the unique nature of the Press, which is an educational charitable enterprise, trading with vigour throughout the world and publishing over 2400 titles a year. This revised and illustrated second edition brings the story up to the turn of the millennium, and emphasises both the diversity of the Press's recent achievements and its current aims.

Author : Lotte Hellinga
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521573467
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain written by Lotte Hellinga and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-12-09 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.

Author : Jerry H. Bentley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521761628
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge World History written by Jerry H. Bentley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The era from 1400 to 1800 saw intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges, and the creation of global connections on an unprecedented scale. Divided into two books, Volume 6 of the Cambridge World History series considers these critical transformations. The first book examines the material and political foundations of the era, including global considerations of the environment, disease, technology, and cities, along with regional studies of empires in the eastern and western hemispheres, crossroads areas such as the Indian Ocean, Central Asia, and the Caribbean, and sites of competition and conflict, including Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. The second book focuses on patterns of change, examining the expansion of Christianity and Islam, migrations, warfare, and other topics on a global scale, and offering insightful detailed analyses of the Columbian exchange, slavery, silver, trade, entrepreneurs, Asian religions, legal encounters, plantation economies, early industrialism, and the writing of history.

Author : David McKitterick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521308021
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 2, Scholarship and Commerce, 1698-1872 written by David McKitterick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of the history of Cambridge University Press covering the 1690s to 1872.

Author : Bas van Bavel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108752381
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disasters and History written by Bas van Bavel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters, including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide a lens through which to understand the social, economic and political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : David McKitterick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Cambridge University Press: Scholarship and commerce, 1698-1872 written by David McKitterick and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David John McKitterick
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book A History of Cambridge University Press written by David John McKitterick and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sydney Castle Roberts
Publisher : Cambridge, U. P
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Cambridge University Press 1521-1921 written by Sydney Castle Roberts and published by Cambridge, U. P. This book was released on 1921 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Brief History of the Cambridge University Press written by Cambridge University Press and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: