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UNINA9910786202403321 |
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Autore |
Gillespie Raymond |
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Titolo |
Reading Ireland [[electronic resource] ] : print, reading, and social change in early modern Ireland / / Raymond Gillespie |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
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New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Collana |
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Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain |
Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Books and reading - Ireland - History - 16th century |
Books and reading - Ireland - History - 17th century |
Printing - Ireland - History - 16th century |
Printing - Ireland - History - 17th century |
Social change - Ireland - History - 16th century |
Social change - Ireland - History - 17th century |
Ireland Social conditions 16th century |
Ireland Social conditions 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The conditions of print -- The development of print -- The strategies of reading. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This fascinating and innovative study explores the lives of people living in early modern Ireland through the books and printed ephemera which they bought, borrowed or stole from others. While the importance of books and printing in influencing the outlook of early modern people is well known, recent years have seen significant changes in our understanding of how writing and print shaped lives, and was in turn shaped by those who appropriated the written word. This book draws on this literature to shed light on the changes that took place in this unusual European society. The author finds that |
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