LEADER 03070nam 22006014a 450 001 9910777696703321 005 20230617010305.0 010 $a0-292-79736-2 024 7 $a10.7560/705791 035 $a(CKB)1000000000454125 035 $a(OCoLC)614956113 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10172735 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000233055 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191034 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233055 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10220686 035 $a(PQKB)10587727 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443000 035 $a(OCoLC)60745766 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2155 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443000 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10172735 035 $a(DE-B1597)587420 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292797369 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000454125 100 $a20040309d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading Palestine$b[electronic resource] $eprinting and literacy, 1900-1948 /$fAmi Ayalon 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70579-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-200) and index. 327 $aLiteracy and education -- Texts : imported, produced, viewed -- Texts accessed and afforded -- Individual reading -- Collective reading. 330 $aPrior to the twentieth century, Arab society in Palestine was predominantly illiterate, with most social and political activities conducted through oral communication. There were no printing presses, no book or periodical production, and no written signs in public places. But a groundswell of change rapidly raised the region's literacy rates, a fascinating transformation explored for the first time in Reading Palestine. Addressing an exciting aspect of Middle Eastern history as well as the power of the printed word itself, Reading Palestine describes how this hurried process intensified the role of literacy in every sphere of community life. Ami Ayalon examines Palestine's development of a modern educational system in conjunction with the emergence of a print industry, libraries and reading clubs, and the impact of print media on urban and rural populations. Drawn from extensive archival sources, official reports, autobiographies, and a rich trove of early Palestinian journalism, Reading Palestine provides crucial insight into the dynamic rise of literacy that revolutionized the way Palestinians navigated turbulent political waters. 606 $aReading$zPalestine$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aLiteracy$zPalestine$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aReading$xHistory 615 0$aLiteracy$xHistory 676 $a302.2/244/094694 700 $aAyalon$b Ami$f1945-$01207705 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777696703321 996 $aReading Palestine$93765429 997 $aUNINA