Print Culture in a Diverse America (The History of Media and Communication) - Softcover

Wiegand, Wayne A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252066995 ISBN 13: 9780252066993

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1998

Synopsis

      In the modern era there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture--books,
        newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized,
        groups. This long-overdue collection offers a unique foray into the multicultural
        world of reading and readers in the United States.
      Interdisciplinary essays examine the many ways print culture functions
        within different groups; they link gender, class, and ethnicity to the
        uses and goals of a wide variety of publications; and they explore the
        role print materials play in constructing certain historical events, such
        as the Titanic disaster.
 

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Review:

"Each of the essays ... provide a fascinating insight into a field often ignored by media historians." -- Margaret A. Blanchard, Communications Bulletin Quarterly "Worth the price of admission is Wayne Wiegand's excellent introductory essay, which explicates in a few tightly written pages the panorama of scholarship on print culture that has appeared over the past three or four decades...A first-rate collection of essays that contributes greatly to our understanding of the role of books and periodicals created for and consumed by those outside the mainstream American culture... [An] excellent book." -- Edward A. Goedeken, H-Net Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0252066995
• ISBN 13: 9780252066993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Danky James P