Title The Arabic print revolution : cultural production and mass readership, 1800-1914 / Ami Ayalon

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction: The problem of genesis -- The formative phase of Arab printing : a historical overview -- Printers and publishers -- Books, journals, cartes de visite -- Diffusion channels -- Advancing circulation -- Reading and readers -- Reading in public -- Conclusion Summary In a brief historic moment, printing presses, publishing ventures, a periodical press, circulation networks, and a mass readership came into being all at once in the Middle East, where none had previously existed, with ramifications in every sphere of the community's life. Among other outcomes, this significant change facilitated the cultural and literary movement known as the Arab 'nahda' ('awakening'). Ayalon's book offers both students and scholars a critical inquiry into the formative phase of that shift in Arab societies. This comprehensive analysis explores the advent of printing and publishing; the formation of mass readership; and the creation of distribution channels, the vital and often overlooked nexus linking the former two processes. It considers questions of cultural and religious tradition, social norms and relations, and concepts of education, offering a unique presentation of the emerging print culture in the Middle East Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 20, 2016) Subject Printing, Arabic -- History -- 19th century Books and reading -- Middle East -- History -- 19th century Book industries and trade -- Middle East -- History -- 19th century CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Book Printing & Binding. DESIGN -- Book. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades. Book industries and trade Books and reading Intellectual life Printing, Arabic SUBJECT Middle East -- Intellectual life -- 19th century Subject Middle East Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316778500 1316778509 9781316778722 131677872X

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